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Which type of poem traditionally offers a way to extol a person, object, or idea?

extol

[ik-stohl] / Ιͺkˈstoʊl /


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Also, I am afraid your columns do not sufficiently extol the value of work, which Voltaire rightly claimed protects us from the evils of boredom, vice, and poverty.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

So what is the name of this dish to which I so lavishly extol this multitude of virtues?

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

In a statement Monday, Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, the company behind the London festival, said Ye isn’t being given “a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

That’s because after DJ Khaled and Kenan Thompson extol the virtues of this miracle drug, a voiceover recounts a litany of potential side effects—vomiting, diarrhea, kidney problems, things of that nature.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026

I could extol your virtues endlessly, but I want you to finish reading and answer me quickly.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

That robustness was his way with Leonard Cohen’s “Mother Mother,” and of “Father Death’s Blues,” in which Ginsberg extols death as the world’s greatest lover.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

The memorial also extols the soldiers killed in the conflict—a move analysts say is aimed at buttressing popular support for the deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Barrett extols a judge’s obligation to “resolve disputes according to the ground rules that the people have prescribed,” but that responsibility is meaningless in the absence of reliable evidence.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025

Anima extols all of the hidden depth and pain beneath the pop, but it’s impossible to tell what Tesfaye and Shults are trying to get at here.

From Salon ● May 19, 2025

He reassures Pa and Ma about Vincent, and he extols their virtues to Vincent.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Ellison has long extolled his love of movies and appeared at the CinemaCon movie theater owners convention earlier this year to reiterate his commitment to theatrical releases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Flynn canceled his flight to Mexico and extolled the justice system that he had been ready to cheat as a fugitive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

I have extolled the virtues of both of these lessons in my columns over the years.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

In that same evening address, President Trump extolled the US's oil producing capabilities.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

He extolled the bounty of New England to Thomas Dermer, one of Smith’s subordinates, who was then staying in the same camp.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The video prominently featured Zach Witkoff and two of the president’s sons, Don Jr. and Eric, extolling the success of their company.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Moolenaar said “we treasure” the Declaration of Independence, but didn’t say why, and spent more time extolling the virtues of prayer breakfasts.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

The justice . . . responded by extolling the importance of an “independent judiciary.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Saylor has been anxious to promote the preferred stock, extolling its high-yield/ low volatility returns.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

Brother Mance would pace the floor, extolling my abilities with pen and paper.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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