"heralding" in the verb sense
1. announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald
foreshadow or presage
2. acclaim, hail, herald
praise vociferously
"The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
3. hail, herald
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
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