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applauding

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verb

present participle of applaud

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of applauding
Verb
Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman has announced an internal investigation into a November police shooting that killed a mother and her baby, while applauding the officer who fired the fatal bullets. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025 Some Jewish groups are applauding the effort. Jeff Zeman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 What’s more fascinating though is the element of fans who aren’t just applauding his time at the team, but celebrating his departure. Callum Booth, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The few standing are not applauding, while the Republican side is cheering and clapping. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 Moscow and Beijing are no doubt applauding. James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025 Last year, Emma Stone was left stranded in the lobby bar when her film went on an awards-winning streak − taking three major awards without the star applauding from her front-row auditorium seat. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 Some of the loudest voices applauding NED’s struggles are those who wish to see freedom fail. Peter Roskam, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025 As the giant end title came up — Still Alice, gray on white — the whole audience, over a thousand people, leapt to its feet, applauding and weeping. Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applauding
Adjective
  • While they were hired to support language learning, the specialists emerged as catalysts for converting negative emotions into positive behavioral change.
    IESE Business School, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • But even while reviews for F1 have been overwhelmingly positive and the two-and-a-half-hour race thriller is predicted to top all other wide-release movies this weekend, pulling in somewhere between $45 million and $55 million domestically, profitability remains something of a long shot.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The odds backcourt mate Will Richard would hear his name called were not nearly as favorable.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
  • One is known as the Brady database — a reference to the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision Brady vs. Maryland, which says prosecutors are required to turn over evidence that could be favorable to a defendant, including evidence of police misconduct.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Thirteen models stood out to us over the course of the fall 2025 circuit, hailing from all corners of the world—from Qingdao, China to Orlando, Florida.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The company, which is Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing and super app, has incorporated AI into a program that helps drivers get more jobs, while Tan himself uses a personal AI coding assistant.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Charlotte Hornets, Tre Johnson, guard, Texas: A bigger scoring guard who is good with the ball in his hands and also can play catch-and-shoot.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • That looks like a pretty good bet to me, going forward.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to her act of kindness, Cabrera is appreciative of the connection and collaboration she’s received through social media, when it’s used in a positive way.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 June 2025
  • There were spectacular shots in front of an appreciative Headingley audience as England galloped along at close to five runs an over, throwing away many of their wickets along the way, as is their wont, before eventually being dismissed six runs short of India’s 471.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Independents, especially those with college degrees, have become less approving over time.
    Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • On cue, bright, metallic outbursts rang from the cimbalom, winning the approving nod of a nearby French-horn player.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • The back half of the album skews less admiring and more playful.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Viewed with this admiring, ominous reserve, the wilds and waters of Sukkwan Island remain unknowable to the last.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Applauding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applauding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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