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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ovations
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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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The 65-year-old has received acclaim for roles such as Gloria Trillo on The Sopranos, earning her an Emmy nomination in 2001.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Despite examining one of the most notorious American serial killers in history (played here by Michael Chernus), this show, which has received wide critical acclaim, doesn’t directly depict any of Gacy’s crimes.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Ovations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ovations. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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