as in tribute
a formal expression of praise
his retirement party featured many paeans for his long years of service to the company
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Recent Examples of paean
In the 1950s, however, the book, a paean, casually yet confidently told the popular tales of Young George.
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Jack Fowler, National Review, 4 July 2025
The result is an intimate, melancholy, frank, and surprising paean to reading and books.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Secret Life of a Cemetery is a paean to the renowned Parisian cemetery, Père Lachaise.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jack Fowler, National Review, 4 July 2025
The result is an intimate, melancholy, frank, and surprising paean to reading and books.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Secret Life of a Cemetery is a paean to the renowned Parisian cemetery, Père Lachaise.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paean
Noun
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He was ordered to forfeit two diamond chains that pay tribute to friends, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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DeGroff is the father of the American cocktail renaissance and has a Scorcese-esque fascination with all things New York; Beebe’s extended tribute to the Stork Club and the cocktails therein would’ve been irresistible.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The distribution of communion led to Cardinal Re delivering the final commendation and valediction.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Chris Copan was presented with a letter of commendation at the town’s annual Town Meeting for his actions at Woburn District Court on April 14.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Kennedy does not even provide links or citations to systematic reviews or meta-analyses in reputable journals, the gold standard methods for scientific evidence.—
Simon Williams,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Instead, advocates say those who are not in shelter are being pushed farther and farther away from services in an attempt to escape unlawful camping citations.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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His exuberant new novel, The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, packs the punch of his short stories, dramatizing a real-life unsolved murder, both a homage to Hollywood noir and a meditation on how and why our deepest connections can betray us.—
Book Marks
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Newsom and his press office both took to social media to announce the agents’ presence, with an homage to President Donald Trump's punctuation and rhetoric.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Paean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paean. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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