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
Other than the core players and bench boss Kris Knoblauch, Aubry got one of the loudest ovations during pregame introductions on Wednesday.
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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
Twenty players returned for the ceremony and received loud ovations.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And scores of the world’s top auteurs came to compete with strong new titles — many of them instant Oscar contenders the moment the customary standing ovations wound down each night inside Venice’s Sala Grande cinema.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
That’s a movie for someone else, even if Christy Martin is so inspiring as a person (not just an athlete) and Sweeney is so credible in the role that the film seems made for big ovations at its conclusion.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Twenty players returned for the ceremony and received loud ovations.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And scores of the world’s top auteurs came to compete with strong new titles — many of them instant Oscar contenders the moment the customary standing ovations wound down each night inside Venice’s Sala Grande cinema.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
That’s a movie for someone else, even if Christy Martin is so inspiring as a person (not just an athlete) and Sweeney is so credible in the role that the film seems made for big ovations at its conclusion.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ovations
acclaim
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Dean is one of the most promising singer-songwriters of 2025, earning critical acclaim for her new album, The Art of Loving.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mario Cuomo, born in Queens, rose from a legal assistant to governor, earning national acclaim for his 1984 Democratic Convention keynote address and his leadership during his three terms.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Ovations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ovations. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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