extol
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Hobson went on to extol Lucas’ vision and his ability to never waver from his dream for the museum.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 20, 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
So what is the name of this dish to which I so lavishly extol this multitude of virtues?
From Salon β Apr. 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
I could extol your virtues endlessly, but I want you to finish reading and answer me quickly.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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There comes a time when one extols cinema’s virtues so fiercely that it feels like posturing.
From Salon β Sep. 17, 2026
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 β 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 β 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 β Sep. 5, 2025
It extols the abolition of racial discrimination and the achievement of equal rights for all.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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 β Oct. 13, 2026
In four major speeches Douglass extolled the Mayflower, joining antislavery figures who looked back to the Plymouth settlers—who established government by consent and initially did not legalize slavery—as an ur-source of abolitionism.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 4, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom extolled free school meals, universal transitional kindergarten and other accomplishments in his tenure in California, a period marked by over $100 billion in increased spending.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 1, 2026
I have extolled the virtues of both of these lessons in my columns over the years.
From MarketWatch β May 13, 2026
She probably would not have read this treatise on the hydraulics of Versailles by an eighteenth-century Dane who extolled in Latin the genius of Le Notre.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Founded in 2008 by Trevyn and Julian McGowan, the gallery opened a New York outpost this spring with a pair of shows that highlighted the breadth of its homeland’s creativity while extolling its culture.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 17, 2026
The president is extolling the virtues of the East Wing ballroom.
From Slate β Jun. 2, 2026
Saylor has been anxious to promote the preferred stock, extolling its high-yield/ low volatility returns.
From MarketWatch β Apr. 16, 2026
When Cathy first meets Edgar and Isabella, she climbs the wall of their estate and spies on the two having tea in a courtyard, where Isabella is extolling Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
From Salon β Feb. 14, 2026
Swoony, respectful, smart, kind, passionate...It was still extolling Sahil’s many, many virtues when he said, “Thanks.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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