laureated

Definition of laureatednext
past tense of laureate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laureated
Verb
  • Roberts applauded the growing social justice movement coming out of the files release and called for a criminal investigation of Mountbatten-Windsor.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Video shows most lawmakers in the room applauded the line.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor acclaimed for his iconic performances in The Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, Tender Mercies, Lonesome Dove, Network and many others, died Sunday night at his home in Middleburg, Virginia.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Mustafa’s 2024 debut album, Dunya—a folk memoir about growing up as a devout Muslim in a violent Toronto housing project as the son of immigrants from Sudan—was wildly acclaimed.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Yet while Alfa Romeo recently saluted its magnum opus with a new 33 Stradale based on sibling marque Maserati’s MC20 supercar, the R33 from Automotive Artisans is far closer to the original.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Filmmakers Chris Columbus, Tim Burton and Martin Scorsese also saluted the late star.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The crowd cheered—grading on a curve, was my first thought.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Not everyone cheered his success.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And for the next year its law enforcement members were hailed as heroes for their efforts that prevented a horrible situation from becoming even worse.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Supervisor Patrick Kennedy hailed the two contracts with CVR Associates totaling about $1 million as the greatest change to the region’s affordable housing policy in 40 years.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • However, the priest has been praised by progressives for his academic achievements and his efforts to assist the poor.
    Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But fans have widely praised Parker's vision and adherence to the source material.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Over the years, Epstein also extolled Karp’s prowess to contacts across business, politics and academia.
    Tom Schoenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • At least 600 people were subsequently fired from their jobs for social-media posts and public statements, some of which extolled the murder and some of which just quoted the victim’s own words.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And police officers, even those who had been wounded in the Pratt shooting, were now facing vitriol from the same people who had lauded them a year earlier for their sacrifice and service.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • This is the Murphy universe’s realism-forward wing, far from the baroque camp of American Horror Story and closer to American Crime Story, home to some of Murphy’s sharpest and most critically lauded work.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Laureated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laureated. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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