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

extol

[ik-stohl] / ɪkˈstoʊl /


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Lifestyle influencers including Brett Chody extol its benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 ● 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

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

Then he put the maps in the books he wrote to extol his adventures.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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 ● 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 ● Sep. 5, 2025

The first Swedish-language entry since 2012, the song extols the practice's stress-busting virtues.

From BBC ● May 16, 2025

There’s comfort in reminding ourselves of the sweet, friendly, palatable values that the good bear extols, and there has never been a better time to do that than today.

From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025

It extols the abolition of racial discrimination and the achievement of equal rights for all.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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 ● Sep. 4, 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

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 ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

While his theory was being challenged and extolled, Charles’s health continued to plague him.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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 ● 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 ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

Both purchased second homes in the desert in the mid-2010s and found themselves frequently extolling what Lawler calls the “magic of the desert.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 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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