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as in announced
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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as in praised
to declare enthusiastic approval of
statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure
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as in promoted
to provide publicity for
an avalanche of ads touting the new movie
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Recent Examples of touted
At the time, the installation was touted to improve gunshot detection, response time and support proactive policing strategies.
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Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
Thanks to the many health benefits of olive oil, the ingredient is often touted as a superfood.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
Where the Y’all Street sidewalk ends The Goldman Sachs campus touted by Johnson, an 800,000-square-foot development that will house 5,000 workers, sits just northwest of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
The ads targeted conservative and swing voters, and touted the measure as a way to reduce crime and homelessness.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Newsom also touted sharp declines in the number of people living on the streets.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Over the last few days, Newsom had touted a number of initiatives and investments that aligned with progressive values, Lee said, but his budget also didn’t provide funding to back up pieces of the state’s safety net in the face of federal funding cuts.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Duncan touted a proposal to tap Georgia’s budget surplus to expand health care access and address housing affordability.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Marrero is Afro-Latino and bilingual, which DPS school board members have touted as a positive for the district, where more than half of the 90,450 students are Latino.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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Energy Minister Abbas Alibadi also announced that water supplies will be cut off on some evenings to refill reservoirs, urging citizens to reduce consumption by 20% to avoid rationing.—
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The pair announced their engagement on October 5, 2025, with a joint Instagram post of what appeared to be an engagement shoot with photos of Destiny showing glimpses of her new rock.—
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Special teams coordinator Tracy Smith has also routinely praised Scott’s willingness to do whatever is asked of him.—
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Officials praised the responders and said many of them received specialized water rescue training thanks to a federal grant.—
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He was eventually promoted to the 53-man roster and played in the final five games of the regular season.—
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He was promoted to Commander in May 2025.—
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That bar had advertised all-inclusive tickets to a New Year’s Eve event, according to a BoiseDev story, but the ad is no longer available on the bar’s website.—
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Cheerios are made from whole-grain oats and often advertised as a heart-healthy breakfast.—
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The 16-year-old girl, identified as Adasyn Wood Savin, hailed from Newcastle, New South Wales and was visiting Rosebury during the school holiday and riding in the ATV with a family friend, according to the donation page.—
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In a statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics hailed the guidance as focused on whole foods for kids.—
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The new California law or Assembly Bill 1830 requires most tortillas and corn masa products sold to contain folic acid, a vitamin important to infant health, according to CalMatters.—
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The building was sold in 1951 for $600 and turned into a home, records show.—
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The drop in crime is a feather in the cap for NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who, in her 13 months as the NYPD’s top cop, has repeatedly trumpeted her precision-policing model to crimefighting in which the department sends teams of cops to high-crime areas to tamp down violence.—
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Then in late September, OpenAI trumpeted plans for a staggering array of new facilities under the Stargate umbrella.—
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The Indivisible Project, a nonprofit group that led protests against Avelo Airlines, on Thursday applauded the carrier's move to end its contract with DHS.—
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The union representing flight attendants for Avelo applauded the end of the ICE flights.—
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“Touted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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