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
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
The 21,000-square-foot venue, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in February, was praised for its many TVs and activities like bowling, shuffleboard, darts and ping pong.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
And that's praise Addax received directly from former Jeep North America chief Jim Morrison.
—C.c. Weiss
may 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2026
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Verb
Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer praised Sugano for his businesslike approach to the game.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
The 21,000-square-foot venue, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in February, was praised for its many TVs and activities like bowling, shuffleboard, darts and ping pong.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Noun
Perhaps the jury felt that after near-unanimous critical praise, and a $17 million sale to A24, Firstman already had enough to celebrate.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
And that's praise Addax received directly from former Jeep North America chief Jim Morrison.
—C.c. Weiss
may 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for praise
Verb
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Where the magic happens, where communities come together in a historic venue to sing and celebrate and commiserate.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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In fact, the Mango Collective initiative was created precisely for this purpose, as a platform to celebrate the creativity and innovation of ascending and independent designers, connecting their singular visions with Mango’s design expertise and international reach.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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When Vargas concluded, the Cannes audience applauded mid-movie.—
Jada Yuan,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Both Judge Lang and Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden applauded the victim’s courage.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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Rodriguez earned acclaim for her screen debut in the boxing drama Girlfight (2000) and quickly established herself in action and crime movies.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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His work earned widespread acclaim, including 18 Joseph Jefferson Awards and numerous other honors recognizing his extraordinary contributions to the performing arts.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Romantic relationships are blessed.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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God bless America, God bless everyone.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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This seamless, carrier-independent satellite access, likely via Globalstar, is being hailed as a potential game-changer for iPhone users.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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After the launch, Isaacman hailed the work of SpaceX's Starship team.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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Based on employee survey feedback, 166 earned recognition as Top Workplaces.—
Bob Helbig,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2026
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The squad also presents families with three spent rifle cartridges representing the three volleys fired in recognition of their veteran’s service.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The fans who stayed until the end of Thursday’s loudly saluted the Ducks for the roller-coaster ride this club took them on this season.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Hüller was overwhelmed by the praise at the Palais, her trademark stoicism breaking as the crowd saluted her moments of emotional abandon — including a tearjerker of a long-distance phone call and an explosion of rage at her narcissistic patriarch.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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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 25 May. 2026.
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