: 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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Fastvold has directed acclaimed drama films The Sleepwalker (2014) and The World to Come (2020), which received the Queer Lion award and a Golden Globe.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Sikhya Entertainment has set its first collaboration with acclaimed director Karthik Subbaraj, with the feature launching production Monday in Madurai, southern India.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
The acclaimed author of This Book Will Bury Me and The Last Housewife takes a starry turn with her latest thriller Hot Girl Murder Club, for which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Best Hotels & Resorts The Calile Hotel Designed by acclaimed architects Richards and Spence, The Calile’s 175 rooms are framed by subtropical landscaping that blurs the line between indoors and out.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Sikhya Entertainment has set its first collaboration with acclaimed director Karthik Subbaraj, with the feature launching production Monday in Madurai, southern India.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
The acclaimed author of This Book Will Bury Me and The Last Housewife takes a starry turn with her latest thriller Hot Girl Murder Club, for which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Best Hotels & Resorts The Calile Hotel Designed by acclaimed architects Richards and Spence, The Calile’s 175 rooms are framed by subtropical landscaping that blurs the line between indoors and out.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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