1
: an act or round of applause
2
: enthusiastic approval
—usually used in plural
received the plaudits of the critics
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You earn plaudits for your etymological knowledge if you can connect plaudit to words besides the familiar applaud and applause. A word coined by shortening Latin plaudite, meaning "applaud," plaudit had gained approval status in English by the first years of the 17th century. Latin plaudite is a form of the verb plaudere, meaning "to applaud"; plaudere, in turn, is ancestor to explode, plausible, and the archaic displode (a synonym of explode).
Examples of plaudit in a Sentence
the proud parents bragged that their daughter had received many plaudits for her academic achievements
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LaNorris Sellers has earned his plaudits at quarterback, and rightfully so, with talk of an off-season transfer to a more prestigious program growing in recent weeks.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The new collection is the first global Hatchie release through Secretly Canadian, which signed the Aussie act in 2021, two years after arrival of debut LP Keepsake, and on the heels of plaudits from Pitchfork, Stereogum and elsewhere.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Voted one of the Top 10 Comedians in New York City by The Hollywood Reporter, the comic has also earned plaudits from The New York Times, Time Out NY and The New York Post, and has been featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, Comedy Central, The Howard Stern Show, and E!
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The unrest presents a test for Hassan, who won plaudits after taking office in 2021 for easing repression of opponents and censorship that had increased under her predecessor John Magufuli.
—Reuters 10 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The new collection is the first global Hatchie release through Secretly Canadian, which signed the Aussie act in 2021, two years after arrival of debut LP Keepsake, and on the heels of plaudits from Pitchfork, Stereogum and elsewhere.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Voted one of the Top 10 Comedians in New York City by The Hollywood Reporter, the comic has also earned plaudits from The New York Times, Time Out NY and The New York Post, and has been featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, Comedy Central, The Howard Stern Show, and E!
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The unrest presents a test for Hassan, who won plaudits after taking office in 2021 for easing repression of opponents and censorship that had increased under her predecessor John Magufuli.
—Reuters 10 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plaudit
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“Plaudit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaudit. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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