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as in applauds
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 summons
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 barrages
a heavy fall of objects
a hail of small stones warned them of the oncoming avalanche
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as in flurries
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 hails
Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Oldham hails from a creative family.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
The film hails from Orion Pictures and follows two young Black men navigating reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
The show, which got a series order last October, hails from writer and executive producer Michael Grassi and director/EP Lee Toland Krieger.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
The most common score, held by more than one-third of The Forbes 400, remains an 8, indicating someone hails from a middle-class or upper-middle class background.
—Gigi Zamora, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The Bon Iver billboard was fittingly seen in Minneapolis, where the indie rock band hails from.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Morgan Wallen, who hails from East Tennessee, has made a $500,000 donation to the Red Cross for Hurricane Helene relief through his Morgan Wallen Foundation.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Scarlett, who hails from Basingstoke, England, was honored with an inspirational child award at this year’s WellChild Awards in the 7 to 11 age group.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
This unassuming aesthetic gives way to the model’s technical complexity, housing a minute repeater complication, which hails from the genius of Abraham-Louis Breguet himself and his invention of the gong-spring back in 1783.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Oldham hails from a creative family.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
The film hails from Orion Pictures and follows two young Black men navigating reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
The show, which got a series order last October, hails from writer and executive producer Michael Grassi and director/EP Lee Toland Krieger.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
The most common score, held by more than one-third of The Forbes 400, remains an 8, indicating someone hails from a middle-class or upper-middle class background.
—Gigi Zamora, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The Bon Iver billboard was fittingly seen in Minneapolis, where the indie rock band hails from.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Morgan Wallen, who hails from East Tennessee, has made a $500,000 donation to the Red Cross for Hurricane Helene relief through his Morgan Wallen Foundation.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Scarlett, who hails from Basingstoke, England, was honored with an inspirational child award at this year’s WellChild Awards in the 7 to 11 age group.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hails
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The crowd applauds Rudolph a few times.Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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On the stump, Harris, the vice president, often applauds McCain’s role in blocking a GOP repeal of the Affordable Care Act and recently told a behind-the-scenes story about their brief time together in the Senate before McCain’s death from brain cancer in 2018.Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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In November 2023, Ivanka Trump was summonsed to the New York State Supreme Court to testify against her father, Donald Trump, in a civil real estate fraud trial.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
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He has not been arrested or summonsed, but police Monday said the incident is still being investigated.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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The recommendation doesn’t state a better lower number but asks the state to study what would be appropriate.Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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The election interference measure asks if Illinois should impose civil penalties on candidates who interfere or try to interfere with election workers' official duties.Monica Eng, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Hails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hails. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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