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as in praising
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the critics have lauded the best-selling author's newest novel
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as in celebrating
to proclaim the glory of
the nation's people were expected to laud the dictator at every opportunity
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Recent Examples of lauding
Officials with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection are lauding a new report that shows the state is making progress on reaching its climate goals.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Many fans on social media are lauding his accomplishment of dragging a bloated corpse of a roster to a 3-0 series lead at 41 years of age without Austin Reaves or Luka Doncic in the fold.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah issued a statement Friday lauding its attacks on Israel during the war, claiming thousands of strikes on Israeli positions and settlements in retaliation for Israel's attacks on Lebanese territory.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The team expects Latson to be a strong option off the bench, lauding her scoring and defensive skills.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Redick shouted out Bronny James for his efforts against Indiana after the game, lauding his defensive intensity – often being switched onto Pacers All-Star forward Pascal Siakam, and holding his own – along with a late mid-range jumper that quelled concerns of a once-improbable Indiana comeback.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Lake herself appeared in a five-minute segment during that broadcast, repeatedly lauding the president.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
The two local cinematographers, who have five kids each, were away from their families and dedicated to the film, Teng said in lauding their passion and focus.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Before any roar from the crowd at Austin’s Paramount Theatre, the Hall of Fame has a tradition in the walk-up to SXSW, lauding the Lone Star state’s most platinum in cinema at The Texas Film Awards, who are then inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Many fans on social media are lauding his accomplishment of dragging a bloated corpse of a roster to a 3-0 series lead at 41 years of age without Austin Reaves or Luka Doncic in the fold.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah issued a statement Friday lauding its attacks on Israel during the war, claiming thousands of strikes on Israeli positions and settlements in retaliation for Israel's attacks on Lebanese territory.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The team expects Latson to be a strong option off the bench, lauding her scoring and defensive skills.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Redick shouted out Bronny James for his efforts against Indiana after the game, lauding his defensive intensity – often being switched onto Pacers All-Star forward Pascal Siakam, and holding his own – along with a late mid-range jumper that quelled concerns of a once-improbable Indiana comeback.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Lake herself appeared in a five-minute segment during that broadcast, repeatedly lauding the president.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
The two local cinematographers, who have five kids each, were away from their families and dedicated to the film, Teng said in lauding their passion and focus.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Before any roar from the crowd at Austin’s Paramount Theatre, the Hall of Fame has a tradition in the walk-up to SXSW, lauding the Lone Star state’s most platinum in cinema at The Texas Film Awards, who are then inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lauding
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The president has surely been pleased that a friendly new Post opinion page has written columns so regularly praising his foreign policy acumen, and supporters of Ukraine may also be grateful.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Franklin’s post, which included a time lapse of her artistic process, accrued hundreds of comments praising her work as well as the film’s decision to hire a human artist for the project.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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These were all things the Storm should have been celebrating afterward, but yet, for the second week in a row, the coaches and players will be headed back to the film room to figure out what went wrong.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The movie, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary on May 3, showed us how to use our magic and morals to decide whether to embrace necromancy and the occult.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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He was given a standing ovation and responded by applauding all four sides of the stadium.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The audience responded by applauding.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Trump re-posted an image depicting Jesus blessing him, whcich was first posted by a right-wing Republican candidate for a Boston congressional seat.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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That version depicted the president in red and white robes holding a light in one hand and blessing a sick man with the other.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, believes that the stock will find strong support around the $70 to $72 level, and investors should buy shares if the ride-hailing service trades in that area.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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These were selected from 15 feature-length films and 15 shorts hailing from Latin America and Asia.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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“Lauding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lauding. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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