laureating

verb

present participle of laureate
as in applauding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laureating
  1. applauding
  2. saluting
  3. cheering
  4. praising
  5. acclaiming
  6. extolling
  7. hailing
  8. celebrating
Verb
  • Most players who have toiled in the minor league system debut in front of applauding friends and family.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The sea of yellow applauding the efforts of the dejected Brazilian players who milled about, seemingly unwilling to accept that a match that took so long to really get going was over so quickly.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of applauding
Verb
  • Videos shared by the Grand Junction Fire Department (GJFD) showed the crowd saluting as a vehicle with Dale’s body passed by.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • That's a dominating performance, and makes a $300 discount worth saluting.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Definition of saluting
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  • Thiero was asked to critique his windmill dunk, which was his first highlight of the game and one that had fans cheering.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • One with a huge cheering section among the Hornets’ contingent, just like everyone else had, with Schnall, Plotkin, coaches and Charlotte’s players cheering them on in the desert as the team seeks to repeat as summer league champions.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Definition of cheering
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  • The social media buzz escalated, with hundreds of accounts weighing in on the issue, many of which lambasted Sullivan and USA Fencing while praising Turner.
    — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • Magazine, praising Swift's ability to handle intense public scrutiny.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of praising
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  • In speeches acclaiming our nation and our leader, we will be told that we (some of us, anyway) are divinely chosen.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of acclaiming
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  • Clicking it gets a note extolling the virtues of upgrading to the premium edition.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Qualcomm’s investor day featured video endorsements from the CEOs of Meta and Microsoft, Mark Zuckerberg and Satya Nadella respectively, and senior executives from Amazon and Google extolling the virtues of Qualcomm’s tech.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Definition of extolling
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  • Alternativa is backed by the ride-hailing and transportation business inDrive.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Penn previously served as vice president of Uber Eats, and helped build the company’s food delivery and international ride-hailing business.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of hailing
Verb
  • Part of an overall approach to mindfulness is an awareness of one’s surroundings, and celebrating Central Texas culture with mindful movement and creativity is one way to do that.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • The restaurant opened against very tough competition from Mezcales across the street, a large and traditional Tex-Mex restaurant in a former steakhouse, and El Paseo, a longtime Fort Worth favorite celebrating its 40th anniversary.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of celebrating
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