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as in praising
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 summoning
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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Recent Examples of hailing
Driver income has also dropped as Uber and other ride-hailing companies cut into their business.
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Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 May 2026
The feature will go back to the origin story of the four brothers hailing from a Cairo crime family at the heart of the franchise.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Taxis and ride-hailing services, like Uber and Lyft, are other options.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Set to unspool on May 14 at the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film and staged in collaboration with the Fantastic Pavilion, the Showcase has established itself as a pivotal platform for the international exposure of horror, fantasy, and science fiction films hailing from Ibero-America.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 13 May 2026
According to a University of California Berkeley Labor Center study published in May 2024, the net income for drivers of Uber and other ride-hailing companies is well below the state’s minimum wage.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
They're made for short trips in cities that use ride-hailing services heavily such as San Francisco and Las Vegas.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Waymo has also described airport service as a major step for its ride-hailing business.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Karl Mayer German textile machine maker Karl Mayer participated in Techtextil 2026, meeting with key customers and establishing new contacts, with visitors hailing from Germany, Poland, the UK, Turkey, France and Portugal.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 May 2026
The feature will go back to the origin story of the four brothers hailing from a Cairo crime family at the heart of the franchise.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Taxis and ride-hailing services, like Uber and Lyft, are other options.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Set to unspool on May 14 at the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film and staged in collaboration with the Fantastic Pavilion, the Showcase has established itself as a pivotal platform for the international exposure of horror, fantasy, and science fiction films hailing from Ibero-America.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 13 May 2026
According to a University of California Berkeley Labor Center study published in May 2024, the net income for drivers of Uber and other ride-hailing companies is well below the state’s minimum wage.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
They're made for short trips in cities that use ride-hailing services heavily such as San Francisco and Las Vegas.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Waymo has also described airport service as a major step for its ride-hailing business.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Karl Mayer German textile machine maker Karl Mayer participated in Techtextil 2026, meeting with key customers and establishing new contacts, with visitors hailing from Germany, Poland, the UK, Turkey, France and Portugal.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailing
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Andrews, 64, revealed he was diagnosed in the fall of 2025, praising the nonprofit ALS Network for creating a sense of community for the couple following his diagnosis.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Andrews has since partnered with the ALS Network, praising the organization for providing him and his fiancée, actress Erica Tazel, with a sense of community.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
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That set the stage for Royals manager Matt Quatraro to motion toward his bench, summoning veteran outfielder Lane Thomas to pinch-hit for Jac Caglianone.—
Jaylon Thompson
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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On Friday, Ubuntu developer Canonical confirmed the DDoS, which involves hackers summoning a burst of internet traffic to overwhelm and take down a website or server.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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In fact, Seydoux was among those in the audience applauding tonight.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and Pawel Pawlikowski could be seen applauding in the audience after the screening.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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The Packers won their fourth Super Bowl, and Rodgers earned two of his four MVPs with McCarthy calling the plays.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Cassidy, a medical doctor, has broken with the HHS secretary on multiple occasions, including slamming a change to the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants and calling for the postponement of key vaccine advisory panel meetings.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Denver City Council is asking similar questions.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Then, last year, at a July meeting of the district’s school board, Junez and a handful of other students came before district leadership, once again asking them to institute a boys volleyball team.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, saluting Billie Jean King on completing her bachelor's degree in history at age 82!—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Other inductions included Jason Isbell showing up for Lucinda Williams, Don Henley inducting Trisha Yearwood, Jimmie Vaughan paying tribute to Buddy Guy, and Chris Isaak saluting Roy Orbison.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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“Hailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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