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
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Players have shared praise for the course publicly.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Throughout the decades that followed, he was praised by critics for his performances, particularly in crime thrillers The Hit (1984) and The Limey (1999).
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Terence Stamp, the British heartthrob whose performance as the arch-villain in early Superman films and as the title role in Billy Budd won critical praise, died on Sunday.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Players have shared praise for the course publicly.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
Kelce, who is 6-5 and 250 pounds, is known for his physical presence on a football field, but this time he was praised for his brain.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Throughout the decades that followed, he was praised by critics for his performances, particularly in crime thrillers The Hit (1984) and The Limey (1999).
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for praise
Verb
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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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For this month’s 20th anniversary of Dog Day, suggestions on how to celebrate including taking your dog for a walk, adopting a dog or donating blankets, food or funds to a local rescue center.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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For the second time in six months, captain Virgil van Dijk and his team-mates stood watching and applauding as the silverware was presented at Wembley.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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Many livestream commenters have applauded Conicent for its work, however, and shared public messages of encouragement.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Despite smaller parts in American films, the Québécois native sharpened his skills on a number of complex roles, which have gained him critical acclaim in his native Canada.—
William Earl,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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The elegant Falcon was conceived to elbow Chrysler into the spotlight shining on the new and exciting Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Thunderbird, graceful two-seaters drawing acclaim and buyers to Chrysler’s crosstown rivals in Detroit.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Penguins also aren’t blessed with many forwards who are good defensively.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Now that Superman is available to watch at home, fans have been blessed with David Corenswet‘s audition to play Clark Kent.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Aug. 2025
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Ukrainian anxieties weren’t soothed in the runup to Anchorage, when Trump went out of his way to hail Russia’s victories against Napoleon and Hitler, and then called and praised President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, perhaps Putin’s closest ally.—
Tom Nagorski,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Radiohead is having a fantastic week on the charts in the United Kingdom, where the English rock band hails from.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The recognition of the role dogs play in human’s lives via a month and specific day in their honor was created to raise awareness of their condition and to encourage adoption.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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But Potter probably felt the collective sight of his team splintering was more worthy of recognition.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Holst leaves the listener in the far removes of outer space, with Neptune being a study in musical mysticism, highlighted by a hidden hymning women’s chorus, as if heard from a mysterious distance.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2023
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His own work reflects a lifelong love of reading in many genres, and his books brim with the testimonies of poets, artists, and mystics who hymn the delights of sentience.—
Nick Romeo,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2023
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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 Aug. 2025.
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