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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
  • Trump receives mix of applause, boos during US Open appearance.
    , FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Often, after a judge counted down the final seconds, everyone would burst into applause, as if a plane had landed safely, and some pairs would hug.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The user who tweeted the video, @SMHIghlights1, taunted Sanders for wanting the starting quarterback job because Cleveland lost, and instead of joining in on the mockery, several fans in the comment section actually applauded Sanders for being a good teammate.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On one hand, many applauded Williams for her transparency.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One fellow-freestyler praised her ingenuity but said that, in a creative category with many strong contenders, her victory was a bit disappointing.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Reviewers praise its atmospheric setting and rich world-building, but some criticised its punishing difficulty.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But all the accolades mean nothing in Week 1, and the Eagles will be without a powerful run stopper who can also get to the quarterback throughout their NFC East battle with the Cowboys.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • If anything, The Studio reinforces how, for all his accolades, Scorsese still struggles to raise money to shoot his films.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She has been hailed for her deep understanding of local government and ability to reach across the aisle to implement her agenda.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall hails from Hawaii but has been primarily playing the Asia/Australia circuit this year.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dozens of family, friends and coworkers gathered for a vigil outside of Broadbelt’s Miami Gardens home to celebrate her life and comfort each other with food and prayer.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With their glory days long gone, Gary Emerson and Horace Mann high schools represent blighted eyesores that conjure up nostalgia and grim realities.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Spanning over 20 years of Martin’s life, Michôd and Mirrah Foulkes’ screenplay (with story by Katherine Fugate) leans into the general shape of the triumphant sports story — rising talent, gritty road to glory, many setbacks, eventual big win — but reimagines it as a much more common tale.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Police commended the students for alerting their bus driver.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In a statement posted online, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller commended the department for exercising restraint while responding to the incident.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Laud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laud. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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