extolled

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In online posts and videos, he extolled the benefits—one favorite catchphrase is “Holding back to move forward!”—and took on critics who called it cheating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“Many a drug has been extolled on the basis of clinical impression when the only power it had was that of a placebo.”

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

In a tasting room lined with elegant glass bottles from across the globe, water sommelier Nico Pieterse extolled the qualities and even "emotional connection" of a resource many South Africans take straight from the tap.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

In 2019, Phoenix News, a state-affiliated broadcaster, extolled the virtues of buying property in Palau, citing abundant tourism resources and relaxed legislation.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

They were raised on an ethic that extolled the power of the individual to shape his or her life, and then forced into a world where they were treated like cogs in a vast machine.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson