APPLAUDERS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

applauders

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plural of applauder

as in cheerleaders

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Two campsites along the route allow for an overnight stay, which many seasoned hikers recommend for the atmosphere and the chance to meet fellow travelers.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
As the sole Americans on the trip, the Meltons were joined in their convoy by fellow travelers from India.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

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There will be meals provided, childcare, and Spanish/American Sign Language interpreters.

— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Explore what independence meant to citizens, and celebrate the 250th with skilled interpreters, militia marching, interactive games and crafts, colonial music, vendors and more.

— Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026

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Baric worked closely with researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which many adherents to the lab-leak theory posit as the source of the pandemic; one contingent thinks that Baric might have been the creator of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Many liberals had been disciplined to adopt methods that purported to strictly confine legal interpretation, only to discover that their most prominent adherents, whether covertly or unconsciously, had other plans.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

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Back in his coaching career, Cruyff was one of the first managers to be obsessed with the cut of the pitch — a trait that has passed over to his disciples, most notably the exacting Pep Guardiola.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Christian Science teaches that the divine laws of Truth and Life, as demonstrated by Jesus and his disciples, continue to operate today as an eternal, demonstrable Science.

— Alistair Budd, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026

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