1
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
hymns that praise God
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2
as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the school volunteers were praised for their excellent work in the reading program
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as in acclaim
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Recent Examples of praise
Omar Kelly
august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The role has earned praise and viral moments, including a now-famous cocaine scene.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Norton praised the performers for the upcoming concert, as well as both albums.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Duck, who has drawn praise from receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle for how consistent and patient he’s been, earned his second orange jersey honor on Sunday, being recognized for how steady he’s played all camp.
—Omar Kelly
august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The role has earned praise and viral moments, including a now-famous cocaine scene.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
Carbon dioxide usually gets blamed for climate change, not praised for solving it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Norton praised the performers for the upcoming concert, as well as both albums.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for praise
Verb
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For this month’s 20th anniversary of Dog Day, suggestions on how to celebrate including taking your dog for a walk, adopting a dog or donating blankets, food or funds to a local rescue center.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For the second time in six months, captain Virgil van Dijk and his team-mates stood watching and applauding as the silverware was presented at Wembley.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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Florida State Representative Daniel Perez applauds during a joint session of the Florida State Legislature at the state Capitol in Tallahassee on January 9, 2024.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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From the outside, that might seem a funny outlook for the leader of a band that’s been on the ascent since dropping their 2023 debut LP, Life Under the Gun, to the acclaim of, well, just about everyone.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Lopez, who currently resides in a $9.4 million, 9,300-square-foot La Cañada Flintridge home with his wife Courtney and their three children, achieved widespread acclaim with the role of popular high school jock A.C. Slater on the 1990s sitcom Saved by the Bell.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Despite taking up 13 whole minutes of a 49-minute run time, the sequence feels perfunctory, blessed with neither inventive choreography nor elegant camerawork and editing.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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Georgia is blessed with rich farmland, and its produce and livestock have always been the bedrock of how Atlanta cooks and eats.—
Pervaiz Shallwani,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ukrainian anxieties weren’t soothed in the runup to Anchorage, when Trump went out of his way to hail Russia’s victories against Napoleon and Hitler, and then called and praised President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, perhaps Putin’s closest ally.—
Tom Nagorski,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Radiohead is having a fantastic week on the charts in the United Kingdom, where the English rock band hails from.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The recognition of the role dogs play in human’s lives via a month and specific day in their honor was created to raise awareness of their condition and to encourage adoption.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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But Potter probably felt the collective sight of his team splintering was more worthy of recognition.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Holst leaves the listener in the far removes of outer space, with Neptune being a study in musical mysticism, highlighted by a hidden hymning women’s chorus, as if heard from a mysterious distance.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2023
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His own work reflects a lifelong love of reading in many genres, and his books brim with the testimonies of poets, artists, and mystics who hymn the delights of sentience.—
Nick Romeo,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Yet Biden gets kudos for drawing down 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when gasoline prices were topping out at a record $5 a gallon in June, Faucher says.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2023
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Greenwald, who was introduced with Bronx flair by Cardi B, also brought an aw-shucks attitude in accepting the kudos.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2023
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“Praise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/praise. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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