: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
Greenfeld is best known as a journalist, the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction …—
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Skarsgård, who also last year starred in the acclaimed Star Wars series Andor, is repped by CAA and Curtis Brown Group.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s a quasi-heist theme to The Christophers, which revolves around an acclaimed artist (McKellen), who has long since stopped making new work, and his avaricious children (Gunning and Corden) who try to enlist Coel to complete some of their dad’s unfinished paintings.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Thomas bears a resemblance to, among others, Alexander Kluge, the acclaimed author, philosopher, and filmmaker, who was also born in Nazi Germany and knew Adorno.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
One of the city's most respected chefs, Lawrence was previously at the acclaimed restaurant North of Bourbon.
—Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s a quasi-heist theme to The Christophers, which revolves around an acclaimed artist (McKellen), who has long since stopped making new work, and his avaricious children (Gunning and Corden) who try to enlist Coel to complete some of their dad’s unfinished paintings.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Thomas bears a resemblance to, among others, Alexander Kluge, the acclaimed author, philosopher, and filmmaker, who was also born in Nazi Germany and knew Adorno.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
One of the city's most respected chefs, Lawrence was previously at the acclaimed restaurant North of Bourbon.
—Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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