extol
verb (used with object)
has extolled
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present perfectof extol (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For decades, research has extolled the benefits of a Mediterranean diet low in sugar, rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and doused in olive oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The facility belonged to Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation, or YMTC, a memory chip company that Xi Jinping, China’s president, has extolled as a flag-bearer in China’s race toward self-reliance.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has extolled the efficacy of the drones and mocked Western hand-wringing over their danger.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
China has extolled the virtues of TCM in the fight against COVID-19.
From Reuters ● May 20, 2020
To extol his moral character as Dr. Nares has extolled it is absurd.
From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
