tout
verb (used without object)
to persistently solicit business, employment, votes, or the like.
had touted
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past perfectof tout.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Trump also had touted the company’s computers during remarks in February, when he thanked the Dells for their contributions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA, had touted the fire recovery as the fastest in modern history.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Last month, Apple removed the Mac Studio’s mega upgrade—512GB of RAM—which it had touted as “the most ever in a personal computer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The state's governor, Republican Brian Kemp, had touted Hyundai's new electric vehicle operation as the biggest economic development project in the state's history, employing 1,200 people.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Beneath their feet, discarded metal buttons that bore the names of two or three "favorite sons" and those that had touted the only serious contender against the party's new candidate were trodden flat.
From Hail to the Chief by John Schoenherr
