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1. Proclaimed
   "the royal couple's much heralded world tour"

1. Foreshadow or presage
   - announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell
    
2. Praise vociferously
   "The critics heralded the young pianist as a new Rubinstein";
   - acclaim, hail
    
3. Greet enthusiastically or joyfully
   - hail

See also: publicised [Brit], publicized

Type of: applaud, greet, recognise [Brit], recognize, tell

Encyclopedia: Herald, William