laureates

Definition of laureatesnext
present tense third-person singular of laureate
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Verb
  • The crowd cheers back enthusiastically in response.
    Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The oldest students get the chance to search for the afikomen, while the rest of the crowd cheers them on.
    Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And our lactation consultant judge applauds these bottles as an environmentally friendly alternative to disposable storage bags.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In the clip, the crowd applauds Phan's quick thinking for saving the shark's life.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Like all other private and public enterprises in Germany, these guilds now began their meetings with anthems and Hitler salutes.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Each shows a helicopter hovering alongside his swimming pool while the entertainer claps, salutes and raises his fist in the air.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In Margo's Got Money Troubles, Elle Fanning plays a promising first-year student at a California community college whose professor praises her work, has an affair with her, gets her pregnant, then ghosts her.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Parent praises bus driver Parents said that in the moments before the crash, the bus driver slowed down and began to pull over.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Banks extols the virtues of eavesdropping.
    Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In it, Shapiro extols the virtues of using politics to improve people’s lives.
    Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Laureates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laureates. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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