as in favorable
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expressing or containing praise
a laudatory biography The play received mostly laudatory reviews.
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Recent Examples of laudatory
In fact, many of the employees had received laudatory reviews with no hint of any concerns.
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2025
After dinner and words from laudatory speakers, Uncle Ken was asked to add his story.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Carr was especially laudatory of Louisiana, where a campaign to improve reading proficiency resulted in both higher- and lower-performing students exceeding 2019 scores.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
The December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the often laudatory response to it online has left the industry grappling with how so much anger could be directed towards a sector that purports to keep people healthy.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laudatory
Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2025
After dinner and words from laudatory speakers, Uncle Ken was asked to add his story.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Carr was especially laudatory of Louisiana, where a campaign to improve reading proficiency resulted in both higher- and lower-performing students exceeding 2019 scores.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
The December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the often laudatory response to it online has left the industry grappling with how so much anger could be directed towards a sector that purports to keep people healthy.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudatory
Adjective
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The administration is sounding like mercantilists, maximizing the nation’s wealth by increasing exports and minimizing imports, essentially creating a favorable balance of trade.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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What often occurs is that teams with favorable odds to land the top pick ultimately end up settling for a later selection within the top 10.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Working in Retirement: Good or Bad? For those who have taken on part-time work in retirement, the experience appears to be positive.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The Celtics removed Porzingis from their injury report Saturday — a positive sign for the ailing big man — but kept him in his bench role.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Columbus was a stand-in for the nation’s hagiographic origin story, much like the Mayflower or its Western pioneers.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Likewise, Hollywood stars were adored in hagiographic terms.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Laudatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudatory. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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