applauses

plural of applause

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applauses
Noun
  • Twenty players returned for the ceremony and received loud ovations.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And scores of the world’s top auteurs came to compete with strong new titles — many of them instant Oscar contenders the moment the customary standing ovations wound down each night inside Venice’s Sala Grande cinema.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During its run, This Is Us was nominated 39 times at the Emmy Awards, winning four accolades overall.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The accolades keep coming for Lilo, the immersive 22-seat fine-dining restaurant that opened in April in Carlsbad.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His collaboration with Shane Meadows on the This Is England trilogy (’86, ’88, ’90) earned him widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ghost Donkey Also located in the back of a food hall is the chill and intimate Ghost Donkey, the tequila and mezcal bar that moved over from the East Coast after much acclaim.
    Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since taking the reins as the CEO of its racing division in late 2016, Brown has overseen McLaren’s evolution from a team stuck in the shadow of past glories to one that now sits atop the F1 world once more.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The poet’s reminiscences form the core of several poems that rank among the glories of twentieth-century American literature.
    Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Mara Brock Akil is set to receive one of the industry’s highest honors at this year’s Hollywood Confidential, where the trailblazing writer and producer will be celebrated with the ICON Award.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Interns have more formal roles that may include an exchange of time for class credits.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Blum was on hand for the Toronto screening and was likely among the happiest in the room as the credits rolled and the cheering began.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Applauses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applauses. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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