heralded

[ her-uhl-did ]

adjective

proclaimed or announced; publicized: Despite all the heralded breakthroughs in medicine over the last century, the human body remains largely a mystery.
having its coming signaled or indicated; ushered in: The guerrilla fighters were not accustomed to pitched battles, nor to the trumpet-heralded attack.

verb

Origin of heralded

First recorded in 1840–45; herald + -ed² for the adjective senses; herald + -ed¹ for the verb sense

At the time, last March, the then-46-year-old Omidyar was being heralded as a patron saint of the financially beleaguered newsbiz.
Journalists + eBay Billionaire = Chaos. The Troubles at Pierre Omidyar’s First Look Media | Lloyd Grove | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
After a few hundred years, these voices start to resemble doomsday cultists—the end is often heralded but never delivered.
Why Are Millennials Unfriending Organized Religion? | Vlad Chituc | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Even so, the fact that the show will be putting an end to one of those awful words should be heralded as a victory.
RuPaul’s ‘She-Mail’ Exits Drag Race | Parker Molloy | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Republican Governor of Louisiana was heralded as the new face of the party practically since he was first elected in 2007.
Is Jindal the Least Popular Guv? | David Freedlander, Brandy Zadrozny | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It has been eight years to the day since the Xbox 360 heralded the 7th generation of video game consoles.
Xbox One Review: Big Brother Is Watching You | Alec Kubas-Meyer | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Was Sir Hugh Wheeler aware of the proposed marriage, with all the terrible consequences that it heralded?
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
Irregular spurts of musketry heralded the appearance of confused masses of armed men.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
heralded by the host, the Parisian then mounted the stairs to Monsieur de Condillac's apartments.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
Play-writers heralded it on the stage, bestowing upon it the passport of literary sanction.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman
The Richmond (p. 377) papers published the news, and it was heralded through the North.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.

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