: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
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In this Gallic take on Steven Knight’s acclaimed 2013 drama Locke, Lindon is Joseph Cross, a construction foreman who supervises concrete pours.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
This is the second screen adaptation of Manuel Puig’s novel following the acclaimed 1985 movie musical by director Héctor Babenco, which won an Oscar for William Hurt.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The acclaimed actor, 61, is seen with a salt-and-pepper beard on Saturday, January 25 in photos .
—Joseph Galizia, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
David Lynch David Lynch, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the monumental mystery series Twin Peaks and films like Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, died January 15.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
This is the second screen adaptation of Manuel Puig’s novel following the acclaimed 1985 movie musical by director Héctor Babenco, which won an Oscar for William Hurt.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The acclaimed actor, 61, is seen with a salt-and-pepper beard on Saturday, January 25 in photos .
—Joseph Galizia, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
David Lynch David Lynch, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the monumental mystery series Twin Peaks and films like Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, died January 15.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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