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as in celebrated
to proclaim the glory of
hymns that praise God
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as in applauded
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the school volunteers were praised for their excellent work in the reading program
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Recent Examples of praised
Other commenters praised Shepard for genuinely prioritizing Bell's desires on the holiday.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Postecoglou memorably praised them after Bergvall scored in Spurs’ 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of last season’s Carabao Cup semi-final.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Specifically, the monarch's historic address to a session of Congress, which followed in the footsteps of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, was highly praised.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Alabama Republicans praised the decision.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Britt, who attended the Oval Office event, praised the president for having pushed the state of Alabama to address the situation.
—Haris Alic, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Quenneville praised all three players' effort.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
In a separate statement, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA praised the coordinated response of the Frontier Airlines flight crew and emergency services.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Wintour then praised her co-chair Lauren Sánchez Bezos, citing her energy and positive attitude.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Postecoglou memorably praised them after Bergvall scored in Spurs’ 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of last season’s Carabao Cup semi-final.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Specifically, the monarch's historic address to a session of Congress, which followed in the footsteps of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, was highly praised.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Alabama Republicans praised the decision.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Britt, who attended the Oval Office event, praised the president for having pushed the state of Alabama to address the situation.
—Haris Alic, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Quenneville praised all three players' effort.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
In a separate statement, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA praised the coordinated response of the Frontier Airlines flight crew and emergency services.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Wintour then praised her co-chair Lauren Sánchez Bezos, citing her energy and positive attitude.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for praised
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That show, the 2022 Berlin Biennale, was celebrated in some corners for its emphasis on artists of the Global South.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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London celebrated David Attenborough’s centenary on Friday, with the highlight being a special BBC broadcast evening event at the Royal Albert Hall in the British capital dedicated to the work of the legendary English broadcaster, natural historian and conservationist.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Mayor Dean Trantalis applauded that move.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The two embraced again as the audience applauded.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Get ready for the appearance of some real beasts blessed with amazing powers.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
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The county plan, meanwhile, has been blessed at different times by other city boards, including the historic preservation board, the urban design review board and the City Commission, sometimes after initial denials were overturned by courts.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Verb
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His hire in Atlanta was hailed as a savvy move.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Parsons was a 63-year-old former Naval officer who hailed from Tillicoultry, in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Mother’s Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring and celebrating mothers, motherhood and the influence of maternal figures in America, and practically all NFL teams saluted the day on social media, including the New England Patriots.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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That was reinforced in the moments after Game 4, as a notoriously tough Philly crowd saluted the pesky Flyers for making it all the way into the second week of May.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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In 2024, he was commended for making 43 such arrests.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Supervisor Jim Desmond must be commended for making fire preparedness a top priority.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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He was ordained in 1877 and died in 1889, after which his intensely spiritual poems were discovered and acclaimed by a new generation.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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KPop Demon Hunters from Sony Pictures Imageworks was widely acclaimed and came from here.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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“Praised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/praised. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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