LAUREATES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

laureates

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present tense third-person singular of laureate

as in cheers

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Kyle Mulholland, the bartender, rings the bar’s bell, and the lights flicker as everyone cheers again and goes to close out their tabs.

— Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 4 June 2026
In the video, shared on Kennedy's personal X account Tuesday, the health secretary is seen wrangling the snakes with his bare hands, holding the creatures up to the camera as his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, cheers him on in the background.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 27 May 2026

Definition of cheers

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Molly Shannon applauds Will Ferrell's genius Their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame sit right beside each other.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Jasmin Camacho, an evolutionary biologist at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, applauds the python work as another way of looking in unexpected places for potential drugs and cures.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 July 2026

Definition of applauds

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Video clips on social media showed a CSKA fan making Nazi salutes when Derry fans raised a banner with an anti-fascist slogan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Following Fuentes’ lead, other influencers on the far-right have also taken to questioning the Holocaust and filming videos praising Adolf Hitler, throwing Nazi salutes and singing along to antisemitic songs.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of salutes

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Our modern Western culture praises thinness and stigmatizes those in larger bodies.

— Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Director David Wain, who co-wrote the comedy with Marino, his longtime creative partner and college buddy from NYU, praises his pal’s wacky comedic skills.

— Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of praises

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Part of the success of the Dunwoody clinic stems from its presence on social media, where its co-founder extols therapies and treatments outside the realm of mainstream medicine.

— Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
Every wartime president extols the nation’s virtues.

— Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

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