extolled
Americanadjective
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of extolled
First recorded in 1600–10, for an earlier sense; extol + -ed 2 for the adjective; extol + -ed 1 for the verb
Example Sentences
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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
In that same evening address, President Trump extolled the US's oil producing capabilities.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
The Amazon founder has long extolled the benefits of a lunar base, including setting up factories there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
She probably would not have read this treatise on the hydraulics of Versailles by an eighteenth-century Dane who extolled in Latin the genius of Le Notre.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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