Admit and Hail

Admit

Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Hail and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hail" instead a verb "Admit".

Hail verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Admit and hail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Hail".

Nearby Words: hailed, hailing, hailstorm

story	admit story	hail story
planet	admit planet	hail planet

Another famous one from the Midwest is the University of Michigan's "(Hail to) The Victors"—which even in-state rivals Michigan State admit is catchy (infuriating, but catchy).

Source: Football Fight Song
They die just after their time capsule destabilizes and their attempt to hail the real Voyager fails, so it is as if they never existed, maybe suggesting that the writers didn't want to admit that clones were worth being remembered.

Source: Cloning Blues
He started the review by discussing the "Hail Mary" attempt the filmmakers took by casting Christian Bale (who he described as "a full-fledged geek god" in the aftermath of his first two Batman movies) as John Connor, and is surprised to admit that the plan works.

Source: Films Discussed By Moviebob / Films S To Z

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