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Recent Examples of acclamation He should have been given his day in the Cooperstown sunshine years ago, and by acclamation. Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Apr. 2024 Or will voters decide Kamala Harris ought to be the nation’s first woman to take up office in the Oval Office, a candidate who didn’t win a single primary yet landed at the top of her party’s ticket by acclamation. Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 If Biden decides not to run, Vice President Kamala Harris would be the overwhelming favorite to become the Democratic nominee, although whether that would come by acclamation or only after some form of competition remained unclear. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024 The delegates shouted their approval of the platform on Monday, by acclamation. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for acclamation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclamation
Noun
  • The revelation of her cane at curtain call brings to their feet those in the audience who weren’t already inclined to join the standing ovation.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • His condemnation of authoritarianism electrified the audience, earning a standing ovation and setting a reflective tone that remained all week.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • One brave guy threaded his way across the traffic and went over and shook his hand, a handshake that caused applause from the crowd.
    Karen L. Rancourt, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025
  • Both the announcement and the debut of How to Train Your Dragon received strong applause from the CinemaCon crowd, and the film received positive reviews and even better box office tracking ahead of its release.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Understanding how shy Jones was, Morrison joined her for interviews and used her own literary capital (Sula had recently appeared to acclaim) to advocate for her work.
    Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
  • The British American royal and entrepreneur, 43, shared a behind-the-scenes teaser for her lifestyle brand, which launched in April to fan acclaim, in an Instagram post June 23.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 June 2025

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“Acclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclamation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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