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Adjective
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Trump was largely laudatory of his fellow leaders, despite in recent weeks criticizing Canada over its opposition to his tariff regime and Mexico over immigration and counternarcotics policies.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
5 Dec. 2025 -
The comedic re-staging opens the theater company’s laudatory 25th season and runs (appropriately) from Friday, Oct. 31 to Nov. 16.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
30 Oct. 2025
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Of course, a person making a hagiographic documentary about the production of the show for Netflix probably isn’t the world’s most neutral source.—
Sharon Adarlo,
Futurism,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a way, then, a documentary like Angus Wall’s Being Eddie, a generally amiable and adulatory 90 minutes streaming on Netflix, fails; with its softly hagiographic approach, the director never pushes Eddie Murphy to any place that feels untapped or confrontational, and therefore newsworthy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
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The shoes featured a pointed toe and deep cutouts on the inside part of the foot that create the classic and flattering d’orsay silhouette.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Ekouaer Long-sleeve Thermal Shirt cuts a flattering figure with a graceful boat neck, which comes in nine shades, including classic black and an eye-catching burgundy hue.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Panegyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panegyrical. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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