panegyrical

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for panegyrical
Adjective
  • For the documentary, Springsteen offered the most laudatory summation of Jeffreys’ talents.
    Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
  • For a laudatory inventory of their ups and downs (but mostly the ups), there’s a number of establishment publications’ video series.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Photo Gallery Feeling the heat, George accepts an offer to take the lead in a largely fictional and completely hagiographic biopic of (current) Egyptian President Al-Sisi.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 May 2025
  • The hagiographic mode gave way to a more prosecutorial one.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Needless to say, the comparison was more flattering than Auckland City against Bayern the previous day.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • This dress is so flattering, with a wrap-style bust and cinched waist.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2025
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“Panegyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panegyrical. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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