as in applause
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
many people were involved in the search, but the person who actually found the missing girl got all the acclaim
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as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting
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Recent Examples of acclaim
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Despite much critical acclaim, Biera and the Market Brewery closed in 2024.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
In 2017, Van Patten starred opposite Dustin Hoffman and Adam Sandler in Noah Baumbach's acclaimed The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Catherine O'Hara received widespread acclaim for her frantic performance in The Studio — and her turn in the Hollywood satire series proved to be her final screen role before her death.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Despite much critical acclaim, Biera and the Market Brewery closed in 2024.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Young’s acclaimed 2020 novel, Subduction, was a two-time finalist for International Latino Book Awards, along with the Foreword Indies Book of the Year.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
In 2017, Van Patten starred opposite Dustin Hoffman and Adam Sandler in Noah Baumbach's acclaimed The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclaim
Noun
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Others sympathise with the protestor and the airplane bursts into applause when the deportee is finally lead off the plane.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kingsley, an acting legend thanks to his Oscar-winning performance in Gandhi, later dived so deep into a scene from episode three that the crowd, bewitched by witnessing the actor’s process, erupted into applause.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in separate statements, praised the security forces for the operations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Instead of soaking in the third consecutive meet with a perfect score, Chiles praised Barros, who competed in three events for the second straight meet.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Her novels have won accolades from the New York Times, the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, and Junior Library Guild.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Variety confirmed both accolades.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 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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On Friday, the images in all their glory were released to the press (see below), showing Mescal as Paul McCartney, Dickinson as John Lennon, Quinn as George Harrison and Keoghan as Ringo Starr on set.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cumming holds up his iPhone to the camera, proudly boasting about still-unseen looks in all their campy and ridiculous glory.—
Jonathan Borge,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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My 11Alive traffic co-anchor Rachel Cox-Rosen hails from Maryland, worked her first two years as a reporter in Idaho, then switched to traffic duties at WINK in Fort Myers, Florida.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Unsurprisingly, the majority of the American contingent hails from areas of the country with more snow than Texas with states like Colorado, Minnesota, New York and Michigan among the leaders.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Credit card issuers caution that any American with a credit score under 740, which is far above the national average, would likely have their card eliminated or their credit limit slashed.—
Matthew Kandrach,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Inadequate investigative staffing, reluctance to credit inmate testimony, and weak disciplinary processes allowed misconduct to persist.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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An honor council, comprised of administrators, teachers, and members of the student government, would sit in judgment on cases of alleged cheating.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Although the name and separate unit were more likely signs of antisemitism than respect, the group wore the distinction as a badge of honor, Grymes said.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Acclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclaim. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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