acclaiming

verb

present participle of acclaim
as in praising
to declare enthusiastic approval of she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting

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Recent Examples of acclaiming In speeches acclaiming our nation and our leader, we will be told that we (some of us, anyway) are divinely chosen. — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclaiming
  1. praising
  2. applauding
  3. hailing
  4. saluting
Verb
  • And maybe praising the Lord, which also happened at the K Wednesday night.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Reviews were solid, with critics praising the plot twists and action sequences.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of praising
Verb
  • The royals were captive spectators, standing and applauding the athletes.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • Top leaders in the industry have been highly supportive of the trend, with Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi applauding an engineer who spent more than $7,000 in tokens over a two week period.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of applauding
Verb
  • Alternativa is backed by the ride-hailing and transportation business inDrive.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Penn previously served as vice president of Uber Eats, and helped build the company’s food delivery and international ride-hailing business.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of hailing
Verb
  • Videos shared by the Grand Junction Fire Department (GJFD) showed the crowd saluting as a vehicle with Dale’s body passed by.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • That's a dominating performance, and makes a $300 discount worth saluting.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Definition of saluting

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