1
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
hymns that praise God
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2
as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the school volunteers were praised for their excellent work in the reading program
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as in acclaim
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Recent Examples of praise
Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
And since the movie is premiering at Sundance, it’s probably destined to be praised in a way that overshadows its quality of hermetic gloom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Many politicians should, but won’t, learn worthwhile lessons about the value of public deference and praise of subordinates who work every day on the front lines.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Testers praised its traditional four-buckle design, excellent energy transfer, and near-perfect balance between a high-performance fit and just enough comfort to set it apart from a true plug boot.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
And since the movie is premiering at Sundance, it’s probably destined to be praised in a way that overshadows its quality of hermetic gloom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
Notes of praise and mourning flood its social media pages.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Many politicians should, but won’t, learn worthwhile lessons about the value of public deference and praise of subordinates who work every day on the front lines.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for praise
Verb
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As the Fever point guard celebrates her 24th birthday, see the most adorable photos of the college sweethearts.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Values once celebrated now appear hollow and collapsed.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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The moment Murphy loses his footing and nearly plunges to his death, one brick away from his goal, audiences should be on the edge of their seats, primed to applaud when the deed is done.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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One key longtime supporter of the stadium restoration project, Stuart Blumberg, applauded Pardo’s effort.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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One of that Courier’s founders won acclaim from his peers for his tenure as dean of the University of Maryland’s journalism school.—
Colin Lecher,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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In 1994, Chinese-American actress Vivian Wu garnered critical acclaim after appearing in The Joy Luck Club.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Shopping, spending money, earning money or exploring moneymaking ideas is blessed.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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We’re blessed to live in this day and age where there’s social media.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The 16-year-old girl, identified as Adasyn Wood Savin, hailed from Newcastle, New South Wales and was visiting Rosebury during the school holiday and riding in the ATV with a family friend, according to the donation page.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lucid Group, Nuro, and Uber have unveiled the production-intent robotaxi that will power their upcoming global autonomous ride-hailing service.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The wines have gained recognition in international competitions and among sommeliers and critics.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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To this end, this new fibre chip can handle digital and analog signals, and is capable of simple neural-network style image recognition.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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KidsFest activities will return for Sundays at Petco Park, with select Sundays throughout the home schedule dedicated to saluting different military branches, accomplishments and history.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Recording Academy next weekend will salute this season’s standout music at the 68th Grammy Awards.—
Malia Mendez,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Yet Biden gets kudos for drawing down 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when gasoline prices were topping out at a record $5 a gallon in June, Faucher says.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2023
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Greenwald, who was introduced with Bronx flair by Cardi B, also brought an aw-shucks attitude in accepting the kudos.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2023
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“Praise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/praise. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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