as in praises
to declare enthusiastic approval of
she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting
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Michael Kors loves Ethan’s final gown, and Law praises him for being a real storyteller.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025 -
SpaceX Kemp generally praises SpaceX for leading the way with iterative design and founder Elon Musk's willingness to fail publicly in order to move fast.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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But there are clearly no hard feelings, as the three actresses hug and marvel while the crowd applauds.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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Both get up and the winner raises the arm of the loser and applauds him briefly in a sign of respect.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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The men are gruff union steel workers with calloused hands and traditional names like Gino and Adelmo, but since our family hails from Northern Italy, everyone has blue eyes and fair hair.—
Rachel Linden,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Wilson hails from a comedy background and is an alumnus of the Groundling Theatre.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Acclaims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclaims. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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