as in applause
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
received a standing ovation for the masterly performance
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Recent Examples of ovation
President Donald Trump made a dramatic entrance Saturday night ahead of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight title bout in Miami, receiving a rousing ovation from the crowd.
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Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Finally, in regards to reports about the Colosseum crowd’s tepid response to stars or presentations, know that exhibitors in the room have never been a ferocious Cannes Film Festival crowd with standing ovations and whistling.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
In London, the concluding pages—with the entire orchestra hurtling in a frenzy to the close—release an ovation in the hall that has the same intensity of joy as the music itself.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
In the film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and earned a six-minute standing ovation, Fraser plays a reclusive writing professor, Charlie, attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Finally, in regards to reports about the Colosseum crowd’s tepid response to stars or presentations, know that exhibitors in the room have never been a ferocious Cannes Film Festival crowd with standing ovations and whistling.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
In London, the concluding pages—with the entire orchestra hurtling in a frenzy to the close—release an ovation in the hall that has the same intensity of joy as the music itself.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
In the film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and earned a six-minute standing ovation, Fraser plays a reclusive writing professor, Charlie, attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ovation
applause
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Van Etten exclaimed after the audience’s rapturous applause.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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When 89 votes were reached, the room burst into applause.—
Elizabeth Dias,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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“Ovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ovation. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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