HERALDED Definition & Meaning

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heralded

[ her-uhl-did ]

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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

the simple past tense and past participle of herald.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog 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

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While the laws have been heralded by environmentalists, their processes have long been considered onerous by developers, and residents and officials have urged their requirements be lessened or waived to expedite fire recovery.

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But I was most drawn to a quartet of less heralded but equally engaging novels that turned out to have some serendipitous connections.

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But his demise was heralded when veterans of the 1970s war of independence withdrew their support for him.

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The clause had been heralded by the bill's supporters as a safeguard that made it the strictest such legislation in the world.

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A critically heralded 2022 Broadway revival directed by Kenny Leon left little doubt about the play’s standing as a 21st century classic.

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