heralded

[her-uhl-did]

adjective

1. proclaimed or announced; publicized.

   Despite all the heralded breakthroughs in medicine over the last century, the human body remains largely a mystery.

2. having its coming signaled or indicated; ushered in.

   The guerrilla fighters were not accustomed to pitched battles, nor to the trumpet-heralded attack.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of herald.

Other Word Forms

• unheralded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heralded¹

First recorded in 1840–45; herald ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; herald ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The head of the World Resources Institute, Ani Dasgupta, heralded COP30 for delivering "breakthroughs to triple adaptation finance, protect the world's forests and elevate the voices of Indigenous people like never before."

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Put another way, an internal company executive profile heralded Matthews and other senior women as “the women behind the bro brand.”

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He ludicrously heralded the deal as an example of his “get stuff done” motto.

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There were 13 votes in favor of the text, which Washington heralded after the vote as "historic and constructive," with Russia and China abstaining and no vetoes.

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Their new relievers imploded, plagued by a string of injuries and perplexing underperformance that rendered the heralded trio all but irrelevant.

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