LAUREATED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

laureated

verb

past tense of laureate

as in applauded

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Following her comments, Matsui entered the restaurant as a group of supporters applauded her.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Among those who applauded was Anna Piaggi, the Italian fashion editor who happened to be another one of Lambert’s protégées.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of applauded

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Its award-winning and critically acclaimed films reach 300 million people worldwide in 180 countries and 33 languages across the global National Geographic channels and direct-to-consumer platforms Disney+ and Hulu.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026
Over the past four decades, Harrison has carved out a stellar career across a number of literary forms, and has been acclaimed by such writers as Angela Carter, Deborah Levy, and Iain Banks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of acclaimed

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Stein was more delighted that the Portuguese newspapers saluted Celtic for their style.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
All this because that was the Ditka look everyone remembers, Saturday Night Live many times spoofed, and NFL films saluted.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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In a conference call earlier in the day, Georgia Conservation Voters cheered the work that their political arm did to help get a Democratic majority for Georgia Power’s regulator for the first time in decades.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Stacey Young, executive director of Justice Connection, a nonprofit organization of former Justice Department employees that advocates for a non-politicized department, blasted Dhillon’s tenure in the department and cheered her departure.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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Officials are set to meet in the next few weeks to determine whether that status—hailed for years as a symbol of excellence in public health—should be revised or eliminated.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
The Chofetz Chaim, who lived from 1838 to 1933 and whose sobriquet is the title of his first and most famous book, was widely hailed as the leading Jewish scholar of his generation.

— Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of hailed

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Ellison has long extolled his love of movies and appeared at the CinemaCon movie theater owners convention earlier this year to reiterate his commitment to theatrical releases.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The Christian blogger Phylicia Masonheimer has extolled the virtues of lingerie showers.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of extolled

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For as lauded and historic as the 2016 team became, the Cubs have won only one postseason series since 2017, in last year’s wild-card round.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
In references from friends and in several evaluations from supervisors, Sguros was lauded as a person with a calm demeanor, a loyal friend always willing to help and an honest, hard worker.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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