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as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius
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as in to summon
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool
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Recent Examples of hail
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
His supporters struggled to spin the performance afterwards, and it was largely hailed as a victory for Trump.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The greatest threat with these storms will be damaging wind gusts up to 70mph and isolated hail.
—ABC News, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Reusable menstrual products—once hailed as eco-friendly and health-conscious alternatives to disposables—may be hiding a chemical threat, according to a new study.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
His supporters struggled to spin the performance afterwards, and it was largely hailed as a victory for Trump.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
Merrill said primary threats include hail, isolated tornadoes and flooding downpours.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The greatest threat with these storms will be damaging wind gusts up to 70mph and isolated hail.
—ABC News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail
Verb
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Wiegman generally hates talking about individual players, but goes out of her way to praise Bronze’s competitive spirit.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Joel’s political statement was praised by his ex-wife, model Christie Brinkley, in an Instagram post at the time.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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It was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1631 to honor his late wife Mumtaz, and artisans from all over the empire, Central Asia, and Iran were summoned.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
25 July 2025
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Geraghty is strong, and Harper is searing, but Messina, though he’s dutifully put on a mustache and a Southern accent, doesn’t summon the menace required for Whalen, which leaves the rather long play running on two wheels.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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State leaders applauding efforts to kill the Gotion project is another sign of change in a Michigan Republican Party that in years past typically supported large automotive and economic development projects.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Michael Marsh, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, applauded the deregulation efforts, saying farmers were hit with thousands of pages of regulations pertaining to migrant farmworkers in recent years.—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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The first film was critically acclaimed upon its release and grossed over $330 million worldwide, becoming the seventh highest grossing film globally in 2000.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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First elevating an early-career U.S. Geological Survey researcher, Felisa Wolfe-Simon, to acclaim, then to controversy, the study convulsed the scientific community for two years, raising questions over how science is both conducted and publicized.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
24 July 2025
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Fastow started by going door to door to dozens of insurance brokers in San Francisco and asking them about their pain points and most time consuming tasks.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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He was regularly asked about his access to national defense information, prosecutors said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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“Hail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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