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

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

See also: publicised [Brit], publicized

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

Encyclopedia: Herald, John