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as in praising
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius
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as in summoning
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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Recent Examples of hailing
Thirteen models stood out to us over the course of the fall 2025 circuit, hailing from all corners of the world—from Qingdao, China to Orlando, Florida.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Tan, who co-founded in 2012 what is now Southeast Asia’s dominant ride-hailing app, said that the company is taking the mission of implementing AI into various facets of work-life very seriously.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya,ernestine Siu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Bulls still have faith in Musk and his promise to unveil an affordable new model EV and start a driverless ride-hailing service later this year.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Grab’s everything app not only offers ride-hailing but a variety of services from food and grocery deliveries, and financial services such as payments, lending, and digital banking.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya,ernestine Siu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
The company, which is Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing and super app, has incorporated AI into a program that helps drivers get more jobs, while Tan himself uses a personal AI coding assistant.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Zheng struck a defiant tone at the news conference, hailing China’s rapid development in microchips and AI large language models as well as industrial and humanoid robots.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Musk has said Tesla would roll out driverless ride-hailing in Austin in June and aimed to offer it in California by the end of the year, without offering specific details.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Officials broke ground on the residential complex in 2023, hailing the project as setting the stage for a prosperous future in Harvey.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Tan, who co-founded in 2012 what is now Southeast Asia’s dominant ride-hailing app, said that the company is taking the mission of implementing AI into various facets of work-life very seriously.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya,ernestine Siu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Bulls still have faith in Musk and his promise to unveil an affordable new model EV and start a driverless ride-hailing service later this year.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Grab’s everything app not only offers ride-hailing but a variety of services from food and grocery deliveries, and financial services such as payments, lending, and digital banking.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya,ernestine Siu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
The company, which is Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing and super app, has incorporated AI into a program that helps drivers get more jobs, while Tan himself uses a personal AI coding assistant.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Zheng struck a defiant tone at the news conference, hailing China’s rapid development in microchips and AI large language models as well as industrial and humanoid robots.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Musk has said Tesla would roll out driverless ride-hailing in Austin in June and aimed to offer it in California by the end of the year, without offering specific details.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Officials broke ground on the residential complex in 2023, hailing the project as setting the stage for a prosperous future in Harvey.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailing
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In the latest version of the Files by Google app, summoning Gemini while looking at a PDF gives you the option to ask about the file, writes Android Police.—
Wes Davis,
The Verge,
21 Dec. 2024
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By the 1980s, when more modern methods of summoning help had supplanted its usefulness, the tower remained as a beacon for bored teenagers.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman has announced an internal investigation into a November police shooting that killed a mother and her baby, while applauding the officer who fired the fatal bullets.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some Jewish groups are applauding the effort.—
Jeff Zeman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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Harvick raised his voice about why the appeals process hadn't been made public, asking what is there to hide.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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This prompted one Keller parent to sue the school board, asking a judge to intervene in the split and prevent the board from future violations of the law.—
Cody Copeland and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Hailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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