1
as in celebrated
to proclaim the glory of
hymns that praise God
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2
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 Synonyms for praised
Verb
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Consistency and respect should be celebrated.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Weezer recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Blue Album, along with an accompanying tour and festival circuit.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Also; regardless if the Rockies are good or bad; shouldn’t they be applauded for bringing up prospects early and not pausing for a future control that might be meaningless?—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The banking industry has applauded Republican lawmakers for reversing the cap on overdraft fees.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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An ordinary guy like me can be blessed with an extraordinary opportunity like this.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Pushing back against the notion they were marooned in space, two astronauts sent to the International Space Station on a defective spacecraft called their ISS sojourn part of a divine plan and hailed the majesty of the spectacular universe.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The church and others will work with high school students and youth groups to educate them on the Black soldiers who fought in the Civil War and hailed from either their county or town.—
Jalynn Hilton,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2025
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After reminding me of this quote, Grantham commended Prince, kind of.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Many social media comments, meanwhile, commended Baldoni's promotional message for viewers to always have hope.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Praised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/praised. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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