extolled

American

[ik-stohld] / ɪkˈstoʊld /

adjective

highly praised; lauded or acclaimed.

Her much extolled skill on the harmonica fuses with her partner’s evocative fiddle and banjo playing to create a distinctive world sound.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of extol.

Other Word Forms

self-extolled adjective
unextolled adjective

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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In that same evening address, President Trump extolled the US's oil producing capabilities.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In online posts and videos, he extolled the benefits—one favorite catchphrase is “Holding back to move forward!”—and took on critics who called it cheating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“Many a drug has been extolled on the basis of clinical impression when the only power it had was that of a placebo.”

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night extolled his economic record and promised a bright future for the U.S. in the year ahead.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

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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