: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
Greenfeld is best known as a journalist, the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction …—
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Harley Quinn was first created for the acclaimed 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Although the Palme d’Or has so far proved elusive, Jia won Cannes’ best screenplay prize in 2013 with his acclaimed anthology thriller A Touch of Sin, a searing depiction of China during its breakneck economic boom times.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
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Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Although the Palme d’Or has so far proved elusive, Jia won Cannes’ best screenplay prize in 2013 with his acclaimed anthology thriller A Touch of Sin, a searing depiction of China during its breakneck economic boom times.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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