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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 Word Forms

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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

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His supporters heralded the announcement Tuesday as a major step in the secretary’s movement to “Make America Healthy Again.”

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Francis's papacy heralded many firsts and while he never stopped introducing reforms to the Catholic Church, he remained popular among traditionalists.

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His ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts.

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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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