LAUREATED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

laureated

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past tense of laureate

as in applauded

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Not long ago, a senile American president’s plan to lead democracies in a battle with autocracies was being applauded by post-1989 Atlanticists such as Anne Applebaum and Adam Michnik.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
These efforts are to be applauded, but housing affordability issues exist throughout the United States, particularly in nonmetropolitan areas.

— Monitor Reader, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026

Definition of applauded

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The film was acclaimed for its satirical take on corporate America.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
The trio have been joined by Mia Threapleton (The Phoenician Scheme) as Mary Churchill and acclaimed Danny Huston (Wonder Woman) as General Groves as filming begins.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 July 2026

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The president saluted the team in the East Room in April 2025 to mark their 2024 World Series championship over the New York Yankees.

— Will Weissert, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Trump shook reliever Will Klein’s hand and saluted his role in the Dodgers’ 18-inning Game 3 marathon victory.

— Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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An alleged child-abuse drama which cleverly plays with audiences own sense of prejudice, the work is hailed in its native Catalonia as a modern Catalan classic.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 21 July 2026
She was hailed as a natural politician, a performer from a young age who had starred in music and theater productions.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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This famed chemist had previously extolled the virtues of fertilizer as the answer to soil exhaustion, so his sudden reversal on the issue left a lasting impression on his contemporaries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Out of that knowledge comes a tradition of broader democracy extolled by some of black America’s most celebrated heroes.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

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