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as in to advertise
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores
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as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure
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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
an avalanche of ads touting the new movie
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Recent Examples of tout
Swift’s management of her career has been touted as a model to reduce the structural inefficiencies in music licensing and broadcasting, to promote equity sharing with record labels, and to give artists in general more control over their creative work.
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Time, 5 June 2025
The health benefits of a good night’s sleep have long been touted by researchers and medical professionals.
—CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The campaign touts the St-Germain Hugo spritz as the official cocktail of summer, and the brand will have activations in St. Tropez and Cannes.
—Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Photograph: Chris Null Hume Health Body Pod for $229: Hume Health’s Body Pod, another full-body scanner with handles, is heavily advertised—at least to the apps on my phone—and touted (by Hume) as the Next Big Thing in the world of body management.
—Christopher Null, Wired News, 4 June 2025
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Time, 5 June 2025
The health benefits of a good night’s sleep have long been touted by researchers and medical professionals.
—CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The campaign touts the St-Germain Hugo spritz as the official cocktail of summer, and the brand will have activations in St. Tropez and Cannes.
—Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Photograph: Chris Null Hume Health Body Pod for $229: Hume Health’s Body Pod, another full-body scanner with handles, is heavily advertised—at least to the apps on my phone—and touted (by Hume) as the Next Big Thing in the world of body management.
—Christopher Null, Wired News, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tout
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That’s the unspoken prize for pushing too far in meetings where curiosity is advertised but not welcomed.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Symptoms of infection include strange app marketplaces, disabled Play Protect settings or devices advertised as being unlocked or capable of free streaming.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth applaud during attend a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Kennedy applauded Little and the other governors in a separate news release from USDA.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2025
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Pollard was promoted to be executive vice president in 1980 and then president and chief operating officer in 1981 before he was named ServiceMaster’s CEO in 1983, succeeding Wessner.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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In the spring of 2014, Swift was heavily promoting her album 1989, her first pure pop project.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The new parents announced their son’s arrival a few days after his birth, sharing a joint Instagram post with a photo of the newborn sleeping next to a wooden sign.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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His final match as a professional footballer — Morton announced his sacking on September 19 — ended in a 1-0 defeat.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Mamdani has also been praised as a prolific communicator and has run a social media-savvy campaign.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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During the trophy ceremony, Paolini praised her partner.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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In 1996, this letter was part of a bundle that sold at a Christie’s auction for almost nine hundred thousand dollars.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The brand is already sold in key retailers and tested the pop-up format locally, but Loro Piana is aiming to have a retail presence there in the next two to three years.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 June 2025
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Even though the show was critically acclaimed, Netflix didn't pick it up for a second season.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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She was acclaimed for her series regular role in Netflix’s Ozark.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
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The Chenab Bridge is being hailed as a major win for Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party government.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The pilot, which hails from writer Elgin James, will be set within the same world as the original Fox series but will feature new characters and a new storyline.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tout. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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