touts

verb

Definition of toutsnext
present tense third-person singular of tout
1
as in advertises
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores

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2
as in hails
to declare enthusiastic approval of statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure

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3
as in promotes
to provide publicity for an avalanche of ads touting the new movie

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Recent Examples of touts In the new 30-second ad launched Monday by the American Federation for Children, Lee pushes his 2025 Education Freedom Act and touts record investment in public schools. — Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024 Although neither North Korea nor Russia has officially confirmed the deployments, Pyongyang touts its military alliance with Russia as a deterrent against Western influence. — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 This comes as Club holding Salesforce touts its AI suite of products, dubbed Agentforce, over the past year. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touts
  1. advertises
  2. hails
  3. promotes
  4. announces
  5. applauds
  6. sells
Verb
  • Unbound Academy, for example, advertises a $40,000 fee covering the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Winnebago, of course, advertises it as an all-new model, but the new model appears to be the product of a large leftover stock of older Revel vans or components.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of advertises
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  • Governor as activist Marwan hails from an elite Damascus family and grew up in a wealthy neighborhood in the capital.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This example, from Craft + Tailored, hails from 1991, and boats original chamfers on the lugs throughout.
    — Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hails
Verb
  • Intel also promotes a vast ecosystem of more than 200 independent software vendors developing commercial applications and services tailored to its platform.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That promotes healthy rainfall patterns and keeps the hydrological cycle moving.
    — Dan Lambe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of promotes
Verb
  • Frank Sweeney seems surprised by the rivals twist when host TJ Lavin announces it in the first teaser for the new season.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That lengthy description, which appears on the dust jacket as well as the title page, simply announces the multitudes contained within.
    — William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of announces
Verb
  • Editorial board applauds Mayor Johnson for green-lighting Lori Lightfoot’s plan to revitalize LaSalle Street.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The editorial board applauds the unusual compromise.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of applauds
Verb
  • The store sells records from its own indie rock label as well as an interesting mix of experimental and trippy music.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Normally, the state sells it, using the proceeds to compensate crime victims and fund law enforcement.
    — Brady Dale, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of sells

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