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
Bousman returned to helm this trilogy-capper, which does an admirable job closing the initial storyline, introducing new characters, and grossing us the hell out (ground-up pig carcass, anyone?).
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 May 2025
The Dallas Stars are doing an admirable job of lying, and playing, their way through their first round playoff series.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
The Edge's stabilization does an admirable job steadying the 8K footage, though 4K video looks even more stable.
—PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
In many ways, that is admirable, but to catch Barcelona, Chelsea probably require a superstar or two.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 May 2025
The Dallas Stars are doing an admirable job of lying, and playing, their way through their first round playoff series.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
The Edge's stabilization does an admirable job steadying the 8K footage, though 4K video looks even more stable.
—PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
In many ways, that is admirable, but to catch Barcelona, Chelsea probably require a superstar or two.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admirable
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In selling its example and worldview, China could draw on Confucian ideas, including the notion that collective values are more meritorious than individualistic ones.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Zion first responders recognized Zion recognized firefighters and police officers recently for their brave and meritorious actions in two different instances.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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But the Huskies went out with pride in a neck-and-neck game, playing their best defense of the season against a worthy adversary that ultimately won it all.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
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The union will introduce a new customer to the Supriya universe and, in turn, project her namesake brand to a global audience–a worthy opportunity in this testing fashion landscape.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
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Greenery also makes an excellent addition to a resortcore space.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2025
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This is an excellent time to invest, pitch a creative idea or spruce up your portfolio.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Although the aim of simplification in terms of reporting duties for companies is laudable… simplification cannot mean broad sweeping deregulation that changes the entire purposes of the previous directives.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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In a laudable but clumsily executed effort to make AJLT less straight and white than its predecessor, the first season conspicuously paired each of its three returning leads with a new woman-of-color friend.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 May 2025
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The Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with impressive architecture and a foundation dating back to the 13th century.—
Carlsen Jes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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There was nearly a fourth as well, though rookie Kristian Campbell was able to make an impressive backhanded grab in shallow right with his back to the infield in the bottom of the fourth.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
1 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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In some quarters of our society, there seems to be an eagerness to vilify great—though humanly imperfect—historical figures who have long represented praiseworthy contributions to our nation’s success.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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He’s been awesome and the rest of the guys have been awesome.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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There was an awesome sequence where Finn Balor missed the Coup de Grace, followed by a stomp on Balor by Rollins and a Helluva Kick on Rollins by Zayn.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Admirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admirable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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