as in tributes
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 paeans
Nazi parades set to electronic hype music; paeans to Third Reich governance.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Nguyen worries, however, that our urge to quantify the value of our lives and achievements is soul-sucking, and his worries are less fun to read about than his paeans to play.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
14 Jan. 2026
This is one of the greatest paeans to that era of filmmaking.
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Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Nguyen worries, however, that our urge to quantify the value of our lives and achievements is soul-sucking, and his worries are less fun to read about than his paeans to play.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
14 Jan. 2026
This is one of the greatest paeans to that era of filmmaking.
—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paeans
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Immediately, the comedy world began pouring out tributes.
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See more tributes below from collaborators, friends, and more.
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Gold, silver and bronze and honorary commendations will be awarded.
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With close to a 20-to-1 teacher-to-student ratio, the meeting began with commendations about Ruiz’s defensive strides and devoted work ethic.
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After considering a visitor’s question for a few seconds, the AI avatar gave a concise ruling, with specific citations to the USGA rulebook.
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Of those stops, five citations were issued.
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For centuries, spiritual hymns have kept hope alive, even more so for the enslaved.
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The videos collectively cover American history from the American Revolution into the early 1970s and includes songs associated with Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Bob Dylan, John Denver and others as well as folk songs, hymns, blues songs and more.
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“Paeans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paeans. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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