'much touted as' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to emphasize that something (usually a person, idea, or product) has been highly praised by many people. For example, "The new restaurant has been much touted as the best in town."
The Forward prizes are much touted as the richest poetry awards around.
Virtual reality, usually involving the donning of a headset for the three-dimensional effect, has been much touted as a tool for designers.
Overall, the BJP is the one likelier to come out smiling.Veni, vidi, Modi The first contest involves the BJP's strongman, Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, much touted as a prime ministerial candidate for 2014.
Much touted as the most expensive Bollywood musical ever and the first to include British actors, this might just do for the genre what Crouching Tiger did for the martial arts romance.
Stitch Fix, while an e-commerce company that at the end of the day leans on stylists to send personalized clothing, is very much touted as a data play alongside an e-commerce business.
The Camp David effort last year may not have been everything it is being touted as, and the concessions may have been too much for Yasir Arafat to accept.
They hack into computer systems touted as "unhackable".
Fabio Luisi, much touted these days as a possible heir to James Levine, the Met's indisposed music director, led a fleet reading and played the harpsichord accompaniments during the recitatives.
While the Droid screen does just as good as the iPhone 3GS' much touted oleophobic screen (in fact, we think the Droid screen might have an oleophobic coating as well), there is a gap around the edge of the screen that is juuuust big enough to pick up random particles of whatever crap you have in your pocket, but not big enough (as with the iPhone) that most of it falls right out.
Will Google "do an Apple" and launch its own phone, as has been much touted?
Manufacturing jobs, much touted by the White House as a hallmark of the recovery, are down.
