laureates

Definition of laureatesnext
present tense third-person singular of laureate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laureates
Verb
  • The lesson from that high school bench was not just about discipline and discernment, but also about choosing the long game, even when the crowd cheers for immediate rewards.
    Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This is one of the worst of them, with Alec Baldwin bravely fighting to bring Medgar Evers’s assassin to justice while Whoopi Goldberg cheers him on and cries.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • His desire to lower rates is something the White House surely applauds.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Ethnomusicologist Donna Kwon applauds ENHYPEN’s commitment to the vampire lore, which has traditionally been tied to Eastern European culture.
    Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Yes, the world salutes CAPRICORN!
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Both he and his wife have been pictured giving Nazi salutes to their peers.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Sandy praises every crew member for their growth, commitment, and performance.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Cassidy praises Sturm Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy coached in the B’s organization for 15 years, the last six-plus as head coach in Boston.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In it, Shapiro extols the virtues of using politics to improve people’s lives.
    Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The Iberian nation has taken in millions of people from Latin America and Africa in recent years, and the leftist Sánchez regularly extols the financial and social benefits that immigrants who legally come to Spain bring to the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy.
    Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Laureates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laureates. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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