as in applauses
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
received a standing ovation for the masterly performance
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Recent Examples of ovations
Ham, the two-time Pro Bowl pick who has played all 10 seasons in the NFL for his home-state team, received several ovations from the crowd with the possibility this was his final game.
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
But somewhere between the standing ovations and the Instagram carousels, a billion-dollar opportunity quietly walked out the door.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
For almost three hours, at the invitation-only ceremony, the three inductees were celebrated with words, song and ovations in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s intimate CMA Theater.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Other than the core players and bench boss Kris Knoblauch, Aubry got one of the loudest ovations during pregame introductions on Wednesday.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The standing ovations at Chanel for Matthieu Blazy, Dior for Jonathan Anderson, Pierpaolo Piccioli for Balenciaga and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernando at Loewe brought so much love and connection.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
The View has a long history of guests receiving sustained standing ovations — and Goldberg attempting to shush rowdy audience members.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
One of the loudest ovations of the night at Magness came when Landeskog’s major penalty for fighting was announced.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
History-making wins, exciting ovations, freshman winners and more.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
But somewhere between the standing ovations and the Instagram carousels, a billion-dollar opportunity quietly walked out the door.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
For almost three hours, at the invitation-only ceremony, the three inductees were celebrated with words, song and ovations in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s intimate CMA Theater.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Other than the core players and bench boss Kris Knoblauch, Aubry got one of the loudest ovations during pregame introductions on Wednesday.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The standing ovations at Chanel for Matthieu Blazy, Dior for Jonathan Anderson, Pierpaolo Piccioli for Balenciaga and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernando at Loewe brought so much love and connection.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
The View has a long history of guests receiving sustained standing ovations — and Goldberg attempting to shush rowdy audience members.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
One of the loudest ovations of the night at Magness came when Landeskog’s major penalty for fighting was announced.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
History-making wins, exciting ovations, freshman winners and more.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ovations
Noun
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Coco continued to draw applauses and laughs while talking about women showing up to church in high heels and lace.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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One of that Courier’s founders won acclaim from his peers for his tenure as dean of the University of Maryland’s journalism school.—
Colin Lecher,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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In 1994, Chinese-American actress Vivian Wu garnered critical acclaim after appearing in The Joy Luck Club.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Ovations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ovations. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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