: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
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Alex Ligertwood, an acclaimed musician best known as the main vocalist for Santana, has died.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
As for what's next for the acclaimed director, Chu signed a multiyear film and TV deal with Paramount Skydance in December.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed German artist prominent in the Neo-Expressionalist movement who had a penchant for provocation and was known for painting images upside down, has died.
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Not a remake, Silent Hill f is an excellent and wholly original game in the acclaimed survival horror franchise.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
As for what's next for the acclaimed director, Chu signed a multiyear film and TV deal with Paramount Skydance in December.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed German artist prominent in the Neo-Expressionalist movement who had a penchant for provocation and was known for painting images upside down, has died.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Not a remake, Silent Hill f is an excellent and wholly original game in the acclaimed survival horror franchise.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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