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as in ovations
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
a design for a memorial for the victims of the attack that has received nothing but applause from officials, commentators, and the general public
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as in accolades
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
a heroic effort by the fire department that deserves the applause of everyone in the city
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Recent Examples of applauses
Coco continued to draw applauses and laughs while talking about women showing up to church in high heels and lace.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applauses
Noun
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The audience lingered after the ovations.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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There is also a lot of performative clapping involved—but the less made about the length of standing ovations at film festivals the better.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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But Attenborough has had to accept the accolades this week as scientists, politicians and conservationists celebrated the man who has brought frolicking gorillas, breaching whales and tiny poisonous frogs into living rooms around the world for more than 70 years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Old race photos, accolades and team pictures once placed him among the nation's top riders.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The backstage visit comes amid a major moment for Rudolph, whose run as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Tony-winning comedy has garnered critical and audience acclaim.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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For his inspired stewardship, Cox, who died Saturday at the age of 84, several years after suffering a stroke, won widespread acclaim as one of the greatest managers the grand old game has ever known.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Romanticize the Dive, Metric’s tenth album, looks backwards in an attempt to recapture those old glories.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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Fascism spins the greatest fictions of all time—about race, about origins, about past and future glories—and people eat them up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Last year’s performance led the Cougars defense and earned him second-team All-Big 12 honors.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Booysen, a streamer and author from South Africa who holds an undergraduate degree in law, honors degree in psychology, and a master’s in neuropsychology, often travels with Donaldson on overseas trips while working remotely as a neuroscience researcher.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Co-directors Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen are veterans of mountain-climbing documentaries, and their credits with their production company, Sender Films, include a number of definitive works about the subculture.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Eymann said the commission also couldn’t provide the total number of students whose families have been awarded the tax credits so far, or the number of students with disabilities whose families received the credits.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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“Applauses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applauses. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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