heralded

American  

[her-uhl-did] / ˈhɛr əl dɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unheralded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of heralded

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

County officials heralded the investigation for providing new details from the chaotic first hours of the firestorm, which highlighted incident commanders’ lack of situational awareness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Placed against other modern threats posed by media consolidation, the notion of whether dyeing iconic black-and-white movies heralded the beginning of cinema’s end seems quaint.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Kirby has piled hundreds of millions of dollars into modernizing United’s tech and improving its app, heralded by aviation geeks and airline executives as the best in the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Two of his most heralded prosecutions involved New York mobster John Gotti and General Manuel Noriega of Panama.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Flashing sirens heralded endless emergencies, and a fleet of buses rumbled past, their doors opening and closing with a powerful hiss, throughout the night.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri