in praise of
idiom
: giving praise to (someone or something) : being about the good qualities of (someone or something)
The poem is in praise of nature.
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Jaglom met Tanna Frederick when the then-aspiring actress wrote him in praise of Déjà Vu.
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Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Westman had a history of interest in mass murderers and spoke out in praise of Adolf Hitler, Time reports, and had graduated from Annunciation Catholic School before opening fire on the children gathered there.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
While Wandel’s original post attracted thousands of comments in praise of Singh, a series of abusive comments prompted her to post a follow-up video.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
In her capacity as narrator, Austen not only unleashes some of the most passionate, if sarcastically heightened, exegeses in praise of the novel ever to be tucked delicately into the pages of one but also takes aim at the kind of casual sexism that undergirds condescension toward the form.
—Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
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Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Westman had a history of interest in mass murderers and spoke out in praise of Adolf Hitler, Time reports, and had graduated from Annunciation Catholic School before opening fire on the children gathered there.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
While Wandel’s original post attracted thousands of comments in praise of Singh, a series of abusive comments prompted her to post a follow-up video.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
In her capacity as narrator, Austen not only unleashes some of the most passionate, if sarcastically heightened, exegeses in praise of the novel ever to be tucked delicately into the pages of one but also takes aim at the kind of casual sexism that undergirds condescension toward the form.
—Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
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