tout
verb (used without object)
to persistently solicit business, employment, votes, or the like.
have been touting
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present perfect progressiveof tout.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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President Biden and members of his COVID-19 response team have been touting a fall booster campaign centered around the bivalent vaccine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
Other candidates have been touting their endorsements, including Bergmann’s from Greater Greater Washington, former advisory neighborhood commissioner Deirdre Brown’s from D.C.
From Washington Post ● May 23, 2022
In response, funds have been touting products excluding China to convince clients the best opportunities lie elsewhere.
From Reuters ● Dec. 22, 2021
But schools have been touting a return to full-capacity stadiums and tailgating after a season of playing in mostly empty buildings.
From Fox News ● Aug. 22, 2021
Lombardo and Craig have been touting their responses to the protests and contrasting their cities with places where peaceful protests were accompanied by violent clashes, vandalism and some burned buildings.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
