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verb

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Recent Examples of laud
Noun
One culprit is California’s ultra-progressive state income tax that Newsom lauds. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023 To — gulp — laud Rob Manfred for bringing life back to the game? Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2023
Verb
The film, in which DiCaprio plays an ex-revolutionary on a mission to rescue his daughter, was also lauded by Knives Out filmmaker Rian Johnson, who said that no praise for the movie could be too extreme. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025 Boasting 13 Emmy nominations and four recent TV Critics Association Award wins, HBO Max’s breakout medical drama The Pitt has been widely lauded for its hyperrealistic portrayal of a chaotic, underfunded hospital emergency department. Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laud
Noun
  • Clad in a chain-mail dress with sheer stripes and waist-length hair, Wilson's appearance during the Chris Habana show was greeted with raucous applause.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But applause fades when health fails, when relationships suffer or when leaders disappear completely.
    Anastasia Paruntseva, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During the In Memoriam segment, the starry audience applauded loudly as Loni Anderson, Michelle Trachtenberg, George Wendt, John Amos and Maggie Smith were honored, and when Ozzy Osbourne, David Lynch and Quincy Jones' names appeared, the applause was particularly loud.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Trump later signed a baseball and applauded Aaron Judge's home run, waving his arms while speaking with box guests before taking a seat.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Mexican boxer issued his first public comments on X, praising Crawford while addressing his own future following the unanimous-decision defeat.
    Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fans took to the comments to react, with many praising them both for their humor.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2020, he was awarded with the National Book Award’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and has received other accolades such as a PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, the Robert Kirsch Award and several Edgar and NAACP Image Awards.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 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
Verb
  • MXene meets nickel ferrite Hydrogen is widely hailed as a clean energy option.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Indian actor Ahaan Panday makes his debut with the Bollywood film Saiyaara which was hailed as the unofficial third film in Mohit Suri’s hit romantic franchise Aashiqui.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In June, Inaba celebrated her 20th anniversary with the program in a lengthy message posted to social media.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Farage, meanwhile, has publicly celebrated his own friendship with the commander in chief.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 33-year-old’s mind and body had been through a lot, to say the least, on the Lionesses’ rollercoaster ride to European glory.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The club’s current plight is a far cry from the Alex Ferguson glory days when United won a record 13 Premier League titles and was a two-time Champions League winner.
    Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Conservative influencers including Chaya Raichik, author of the anti-trans hate account LibsOfTikTok, trashed those teams while commending those that asked their crowds to pause and reflect on the late provocateur.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • At an intimate reception at the library-like wine bar on Mercer Street, Sanders, a 29-year veteran of Condé Nast, was commended by Anna Wintour.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Laud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laud. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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