as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
I applaud your decision to take that advanced course
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Recent Examples of applaud
The two men are surrounded by applauding officials while confetti falls in the background.
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Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Social media users joined in applauding her.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Griffin said, with The View audience applauding and her cohosts getting up to hug her amid the confirmation.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, marijuana businesses applauded DeWine's order.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
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Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Social media users joined in applauding her.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Griffin said, with The View audience applauding and her cohosts getting up to hug her amid the confirmation.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, marijuana businesses applauded DeWine's order.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applaud
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The bills were also praised by animal rights organizations; the governor also signed a bill this week to ban the declawing of cats in the state.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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While praising Keaton as a performer, Meyers, who wrote Baby Boom and the Father of the Bride films and wrote and directed Something’s Gotta Give, looked back on their close working relationship.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Bigelow is justly hailed as a great action filmmaker.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fleet Command was hailed as a refreshing and unique take on sci-fi strategy games in 2009 due to its bold mix of 4X, tower defense, and traditional RTS elements.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Stern later commended Winfrey's charitable work elsewhere in the episode.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The senators commended the agency’s recent commitment to conduct a safety review of mifepristone, but said the agency did not need to wait for the results to act.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
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For the first time, six female executive trailblazers were also saluted.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
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Cristobal saluted the huge crowd.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Applaud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applaud. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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