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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

unheralded adjective

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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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It’s disturbing in a throwback kind of way, pointing to a time when pedo-marketing was king, and the creepy folks behind the ads were heralded as marketing geniuses.

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Gomes, having been heralded as one of United's best prospects, found his path to senior international recognition away from Old Trafford.

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The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries ratifying a key treaty to protect marine life and more progress on curbing plastics and illegal fishing in our seas.

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They have been heralded as the world's greatest live rock band and have produced numerous hit singles like Rock of Ages, Pour Some Sugar on Me and Foolin' and multi-platinum albums.

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Our reactions weren’t always positive; she’d often be pilloried for civility breaches that would be heralded as raw free speech if the same words came out of a man’s mouth.

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