: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
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Despite arriving deep in the midst of Brazil’s oppressive junta dictatorship, that album, 1972’s Clube da Esquina, became one of the most influential and acclaimed records in the country’s musical history.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025
On Wednesday night, the acclaimed singer-songwriter was honored at the WSJ.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
In a video shared Monday to the official TikTok account of Hobbiton, the charming Matamata, New Zealand, set that Wood's Frodo Baggins called home in Peter Jackson's acclaimed film trilogy, Wood surreptitiously arrives with a small armada of camera operators to document the surprise.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Eternal Sunshine saw Grande work with acclaimed producers Max Martin, Ilya, and more.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025
On Wednesday night, the acclaimed singer-songwriter was honored at the WSJ.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
In a video shared Monday to the official TikTok account of Hobbiton, the charming Matamata, New Zealand, set that Wood's Frodo Baggins called home in Peter Jackson's acclaimed film trilogy, Wood surreptitiously arrives with a small armada of camera operators to document the surprise.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Eternal Sunshine saw Grande work with acclaimed producers Max Martin, Ilya, and more.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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