: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
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Succession ended its acclaimed four-season run in 2023, but Cox didn’t bother waiting until the HBO series was over to air his true feelings.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
The acclaimed guitarists are veteran solo stars who, between them, have played with everyone from Mick Jagger, Frank Zappa and Stanley Clarke to Sammy Hagar, Todd Rundgren and Whitesnake.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Decades after the band’s breakup, Cocteau Twins songs continue to seep into the mainstream, appearing in acclaimed TV series like The Bear and Yellowjackets.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026
The acclaimed artist has been candid about her struggles with cocaine and alcohol addiction and often explores those struggles in her lyrics.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
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Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
The acclaimed guitarists are veteran solo stars who, between them, have played with everyone from Mick Jagger, Frank Zappa and Stanley Clarke to Sammy Hagar, Todd Rundgren and Whitesnake.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Decades after the band’s breakup, Cocteau Twins songs continue to seep into the mainstream, appearing in acclaimed TV series like The Bear and Yellowjackets.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026
The acclaimed artist has been candid about her struggles with cocaine and alcohol addiction and often explores those struggles in her lyrics.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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