as in meritorious
deserving of high regard or great approval
it's admirable the way she helps her elderly neighbor with chores and errands every Saturday
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Recent Examples of admirable
Trump’s loyalty to Bondi and Bongino is admirable in a way.
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
Joshua Aaron’s creativity and public minded spirit is admirable.
—Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
Even though Claude’s approach to data collection and privacy is admirable, Anthropic is no stranger to scandals.
—PC Magazine, 7 July 2025
That Burns was in that role and holding his own at his age is admirable.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
Joshua Aaron’s creativity and public minded spirit is admirable.
—Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
Even though Claude’s approach to data collection and privacy is admirable, Anthropic is no stranger to scandals.
—PC Magazine, 7 July 2025
That Burns was in that role and holding his own at his age is admirable.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for admirable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admirable
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While there’s no question that alleviating poverty is a meritorious pursuit, so too is funding the discovery of a technology that allows millions to live more comfortably 20 years from now.—
Omar Al-Ubaydli,
semafor.com,
16 July 2025
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Awards are given for meritorious activities in accreditation, continuing education, educational innovation, preuniversity education, service to the IEEE EAB, employee professional development, and related achievements that advance the practice of engineering and of engineering education.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Dec. 2020
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The Most Beautiful Places in Arizona Poll launched last week, with 10 worthy contenders going head to head in a reader poll to determine the most stunning Arizona view everyone should see at least once.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Four popular sequels then spawned another successful five-book series along with multiple other spinoffs still being published today, all culminating in what should have been a worthy onscreen adaptation that rivaled Harry Potter.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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Aloe vera is low-maintenance, making the houseplant an excellent option for beginner houseplant owners, who don’t have much time for excessive plant care.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 July 2025
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One of the best examples is her novel Made for Love, perhaps better known as an HBO show starring the excellent Cristin Milioti.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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Emerging from the group stage would be a hugely laudable achievement.—
Martin Rogers,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Mediocre battery life is hard to excuse in a laptop, but if that's not what's most important to you, Framework is still offering something laudable and unique.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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This co-production with Cincinnati Opera should look impressive as well.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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This image represents one of the first times that astronomers have obtained images of thousands of star-forming regions at this impressive level of detail.—
Rebecca McClain,
Space.com,
31 July 2025
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Powder sand beaches, praiseworthy cuisine, endless activities, and a nightlife scene that starts at sunset and can go well past sunrise are just a few of the things that make Barbados a must this summer.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 June 2025
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The fact that the Met is staging so many new works is fundamentally praiseworthy.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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This list features seven awesome movies on Netflix that aren’t super popular.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The entire cast plus a bunch of cameos were awesome.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Admirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admirable. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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