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as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius
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as in to summon
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool
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Recent Examples of hail
Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
The isolationist nation of Wakanda, where Black Panther hails from, controls all the Vibranium in the world and uses it to run their city, develop medicine, and build their weapons.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Stephanie Fuerte, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
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Verb
New Vegas is hailed by many as the best Fallout entry because of its fresh perspective on the series’ setting and writing, taking the franchise into a previously unseen slice of the game’s world and more deeply exploring the consequences of moral choices.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
The isolationist nation of Wakanda, where Black Panther hails from, controls all the Vibranium in the world and uses it to run their city, develop medicine, and build their weapons.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
Oklahoma, where homeowners have suffered extensive wind and hail damage related to the rising intensity of tornadoes, also featured prominently, alongside parts of southern New England, the Carolinas, New Mexico, the northern Rockies and Hawaii.
—Stephanie Fuerte, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
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In between awards at the Friday, Feb. 7 ceremony in Los Angeles, host Handler, 49, stood next to Fiennes' table and began praising Nicole Kidman's 2024 erotic thriller Babygirl.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Zach Seidl, a spokesperson for Bass, praised Soboroff’s lengthy record in the city, working to develop Playa Vista, bringing Staples Center — now Crypto.com Arena — to downtown and serving on the Board of Police Commissioners.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Lamar delivered a Super Bowl performance wholly unlike any other before it, in which the aim was not to summon nostalgia or comfort but to demand full attention and active listening from his audience.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Bureau of Mediation Services intervened, summoning both parties for mediation on Monday, March 4, with the union’s strike window opening on Tuesday.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Others in the neighborhood applauded Caruso’s involvement.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group that Kennedy founded, applauded his confirmation on Thursday.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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The move was widely viewed as an attempt to place attention on himself while capitalizing on Kendrick’s big moment, further fueling speculation that West has become jealous of the fanfare and acclaim the Compton rapper has received over the past year.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Based on a script from the 1970s that Crichton revamped with the help of Steven Spielberg, the widely acclaimed and widely watched ER ran on NBC from 1994 to 2009.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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But there are obvious questions — not asked during the portion of this interview that aired today — of Musk’s conflict of interest as a government contractor and Trump’s appointment of him to lead DOGE.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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Yes, the president was asked directly, is there anything that Elon Musk cannot touch?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Hail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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