extol
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Lifestyle influencers including Brett Chody extol its benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 30, 2026
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 β May 13, 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 β Feb. 8, 2026
The poet Octavio Paz was just one of many to extol the plant’s virtues, saying, “the invention of corn by Mexicans is only comparable to man’s invention of fire.”
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 13, 2025
Then he put the maps in the books he wrote to extol his adventures.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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“They just slap you across the face with their style and with their relevancy,” extols Meyers of the poems.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 14, 2026
Like many children of his time, he was “raised almost exclusively on a diet of white sugar,” the glories of which he extols for several merry pages.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 7, 2025
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 β 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 β 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
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In an awkwardly timed podcast released at the same time protests were gaining steam, Ivanka Trump extolled the Sazan project, calling it a “private island,” adding, “We have five miles of beachfront” at Zvërnec.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 11, 2026
I have extolled the virtues of both of these lessons in my columns over the years.
From MarketWatch β May 13, 2026
Singling out their work ethic, Mantello extolled the way Lane and Metcalf can be relied on to hit the ground running.
From Los Angeles Times β May 6, 2026
In that same evening address, President Trump extolled the US's oil producing capabilities.
From BBC β Apr. 7, 2026
Killconey the ferret extolled the virtues of his weasel friend, Scragg, who had met his death at the foot of the big elm tree.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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But they aren’t extolling the candidacy of former military helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett, who is running to unseat a GOP congressman in New Jersey, or of retired Vice Adm.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 23, 2026
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 β Jul. 22, 2026
I had spent the past couple of weeks corresponding with Raw Farm founder Mark McAfee, who’d filled my inbox with messages and PowerPoints extolling the virtues of his most important, and controversial, product:
From Salon β Jun. 22, 2026
Saylor has been anxious to promote the preferred stock, extolling its high-yield/ low volatility returns.
From MarketWatch β Apr. 16, 2026
He sent a flurry of wires to Howard, extolling the superb racing strip, mild fall weather, and general beauty of New York.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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