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Recent Examples of laudable While keeping those devices out of smelters and landfills is laudable, buyers need to be sure that previous owners’ data has been erased. Bob Woods, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025 DoBetterDNVR seeks to hold city government accountable for enabling lawless behavior like vagrancy, public drug use, urban camping, and vandalism by exposing and posting it, a laudable aim, but its means are less than ethical. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025 Moreover, its promise to invest $100 billion in Arizona is laudable. Jane Swift, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025 Honoring the heroes of Normandy is laudable, especially on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for laudable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudable
Adjective
  • The Medal of Freedom, established in 1963, is awarded to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, or cultural or other significant public endeavors.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In February 2025, the proposal was recommended for funding, meaning it had been rated highly meritorious through peer review by leading scientists, was prioritized by NSF program staff, and only required final administrative approval to be awarded.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • With roughly 180 resorts spread across its atolls, there are dozens of worthy five-star escapes to choose from.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Documenting that time of a young independent Africa is certainly a worthy endeavor, even though the film never discusses the artistic and moral merits of these documentaries.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Also admirable are other craft elements, notably the camera movement in two interior rotundas to capture the characters spiraling; the lighting of somber dough making scenes; and the use of songs of faith towards solemn worldbuilding, like when the Sisters cut the hair of lachrymose inductees.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The Capitals have done an admirable job building a system with several high-quality young forwards, while also finding a way to stay competitive at the NHL level.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Working hard is commendable, but people in the hardest-working states may need to consider taking a break once in a while, as a lack of leisure time can have a negative impact on people's physical and mental health.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • These efforts are both necessary and commendable.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The openings can keep your feet cool or give you an excellent way to show off some eye-catching socks once the weather get cooler.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Powder sand beaches, praiseworthy cuisine, endless activities, and a nightlife scene that starts at sunset and can go well past sunrise are just a few of the things that make Barbados a must this summer.
    Essence, Essence, 20 June 2025
  • That young people are engaging in any formalities and celebrating one another at all is praiseworthy.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Dart was widely impressive in OTAs and minicamp and training camp.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Following her loss to Nunes, Shevchenko dropped to 125 pounds and went on one of the most impressive runs in the history of the UFC women’s divisions.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Laudable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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