commendable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commendable
Adjective
  • In selling its example and worldview, China could draw on Confucian ideas, including the notion that collective values are more meritorious than individualistic ones.
    RANA MITTER, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Zion first responders recognized Zion recognized firefighters and police officers recently for their brave and meritorious actions in two different instances.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Being willing to stick with a relationship after its honeymoon phase can be admirable.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
  • Maybe in Georgia, where Mr. Johnson lives, that’s an admirable record.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2025
Adjective
  • Only a select few teams have the combination of assets Milwaukee might consider worthy in return.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • Porcelain Serving Cart by Richard Schultz $4,230 Design Within Reach Knoll’s splurge worthy bar cart would look sleek perched poolside and holding a pitcher of sangria.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Maddison is responsible for dropping deep and pinging passes into dangerous areas, while Kulusevski and Bergvall are excellent ball-carriers.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • The Spa The wellness spaces were not yet ready during my visit, so the hotel arranged an excellent massage in my suite.
    David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • President Donald Trump’s goal of more manufacturing in the United States is laudable.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
  • Each is a laudable goal, and the final plan needs to balance them to create a workable blueprint that makes economic sense.
    Tiffany-Ann Taylor, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • The fact that the Met is staging so many new works is fundamentally praiseworthy.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In some quarters of our society, there seems to be an eagerness to vilify great—though humanly imperfect—historical figures who have long represented praiseworthy contributions to our nation’s success.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Rafaela's hitting is less impressive than that of his two counterparts, but his defense is elite.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • These remarkable and unique places to stay in Italy, which include rustic getaways, palace apartments, and even a Palladian villa, come with impressive histories, and often reasonable prices.
    Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • One of the few creditable performances in Times Square came from Levale Whittington, a twenty-five-year-old from Chicago who arrived with an inauspicious record: one win, two losses, one draw.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 May 2025
  • Stagnaro, who created and directed the series and was one of five writers, has done a very creditable job.
    Mike Hale, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Commendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commendable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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