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Recent Examples of acclamation He should have been given his day in the Cooperstown sunshine years ago, and by acclamation. Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Apr. 2024 Or will voters decide Kamala Harris ought to be the nation’s first woman to take up office in the Oval Office, a candidate who didn’t win a single primary yet landed at the top of her party’s ticket by acclamation. Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 If Biden decides not to run, Vice President Kamala Harris would be the overwhelming favorite to become the Democratic nominee, although whether that would come by acclamation or only after some form of competition remained unclear. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024 The delegates shouted their approval of the platform on Monday, by acclamation. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for acclamation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclamation
Noun
  • The movie debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival back in January, where Lopez was visibly emotional as audiences stood for a lengthy ovation.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • That line earned Vance his most thunderous ovation of the morning.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • However, attendees showed no sign of boredom and punctuated her approximately 30-minute oration at City Hall with applause.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
  • Several speeches eventually erupted into loud boisterous lectures, while nearly every speech was met with a roaring applause from half the room.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The two-time Grammy Award winner garnered critical acclaim with her performance as Glinda in 'Wicked,' earning herself an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
  • Released to critical acclaim in February 2022, Elden Ring is an action RPG set in an authentic dark fantasy world, which allows players to head off on adventures within vast environments and dungeons.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 29 May 2025

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“Acclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclamation. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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