as in praised
to declare enthusiastic approval of
I applaud your decision to take that advanced course
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Recent Examples of applauded
The Indivisible Project, a nonprofit group that led protests against Avelo Airlines, on Thursday applauded the carrier's move to end its contract with DHS.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The union representing flight attendants for Avelo applauded the end of the ICE flights.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Casey Dreier, the Planetary Society’s chief of space policy applauded the pushback.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
One Dread Central co-founder applauded the new owners.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Congressional Republicans applauded the finalized deal.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
One reviewer applauded its multipurpose design and used it as a serving tray for hors d'oeuvres and to display their electric candles.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Kershaw, age 37, emerged from the bullpen in the 12th inning with the bases loaded and two outs, and got Nathan Lukes to ground out as Koufax stood and applauded.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Aside from slowing down Cook, Kelce applauded the Bills offense for their 40-9 win over the Panthers.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The union representing flight attendants for Avelo applauded the end of the ICE flights.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Casey Dreier, the Planetary Society’s chief of space policy applauded the pushback.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
One Dread Central co-founder applauded the new owners.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Congressional Republicans applauded the finalized deal.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
One reviewer applauded its multipurpose design and used it as a serving tray for hors d'oeuvres and to display their electric candles.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Kershaw, age 37, emerged from the bullpen in the 12th inning with the bases loaded and two outs, and got Nathan Lukes to ground out as Koufax stood and applauded.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Aside from slowing down Cook, Kelce applauded the Bills offense for their 40-9 win over the Panthers.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applauded
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Special teams coordinator Tracy Smith has also routinely praised Scott’s willingness to do whatever is asked of him.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Officials praised the responders and said many of them received specialized water rescue training thanks to a federal grant.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 16-year-old girl, identified as Adasyn Wood Savin, hailed from Newcastle, New South Wales and was visiting Rosebury during the school holiday and riding in the ATV with a family friend, according to the donation page.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics hailed the guidance as focused on whole foods for kids.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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Julian Franco, president of strategy and operations at Fox Entertainment, saluted the progress that Pansino and her business partner had been able to make as a boutique outfit.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Eighteen alums — Hall of Famers Jim Kelly, Andre Reed and Joe DeLamielleure mixed among Eric Wood, George Wilson and the likes of lesser-knowns Brad Lamb, Christian Gaddis and Ashton Youboty — saluted the crowd from the 50-yard line.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While having tea with Wiggins, Charles commended Chatfield’s treatment and recovery rate.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nikola Jurkovic, a member of technical staff at the influential METR AI research center, commended the paper’s contributions.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Applauded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applauded. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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