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
One of the loudest ovations of the night at Magness came when Landeskog’s major penalty for fighting was announced.
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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
Those bloated standing ovations, the ones the trades breathlessly cover with their stopwatches, happen at the latter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The film’s warm reception was echoed at Telluride, where Trier, Reinsve, and Skarsgård participated in packed post-screening Q&As, receiving standing ovations from audiences and Academy members in attendance.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Finally, in regards to reports about the Colosseum crowd’s tepid response to stars or presentations, know that exhibitors in the room have never been a ferocious Cannes Film Festival crowd with standing ovations and whistling.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
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
Those bloated standing ovations, the ones the trades breathlessly cover with their stopwatches, happen at the latter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The film’s warm reception was echoed at Telluride, where Trier, Reinsve, and Skarsgård participated in packed post-screening Q&As, receiving standing ovations from audiences and Academy members in attendance.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Finally, in regards to reports about the Colosseum crowd’s tepid response to stars or presentations, know that exhibitors in the room have never been a ferocious Cannes Film Festival crowd with standing ovations and whistling.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ovations
acclaim
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Season two saw Cherish cast in an HBO project about the sitcom writer who made her life hell in season one, earning widespread acclaim professionally even as her personal life was falling apart.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the lack of universal acclaim doesn’t annoy Warren.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Ovations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ovations. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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