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hail

noun as in torrent

verb as in honor, salute

verb as in come from; originate

verb as in rain down on

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Panahi's win was reported by Iranian media which at the time hailed the award with a picture of him.

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"It's going to be a monumental project, but this is a city that knows how to welcome monumental projects," he said, hailing how Paris handled last year's Olympic Games.

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Today he works for a skilled-trade union that is deploying two dozen workers to the site, and he hails the reopening as a “blessing.”

Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has hailed the warm welcome he received while filming his new festive movie in North Yorkshire and has promised to return.

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She was hailed a hero for standing up for women and children.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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