as in meritorious
deserving of high regard or great approval
a praiseworthy effort to introduce inner-city youths to the visual arts
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Recent Examples of praiseworthy
There are praiseworthy advocates and organizations for improving central city neighborhoods.
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Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
16 Jan. 2026
The lack of cutting-room material serves as a testament to Don Trip and Starlito’s innate chemistry and mastery of their creative process, which continues to yield praiseworthy results more than a decade after their first pairing.
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Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Despite such a praiseworthy showing, Leavitt and Ballas were sent packing ahead of the season's grand finale.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Dec. 2025
What Gates has done is courageous and praiseworthy.
—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for praiseworthy
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
16 Jan. 2026
The lack of cutting-room material serves as a testament to Don Trip and Starlito’s innate chemistry and mastery of their creative process, which continues to yield praiseworthy results more than a decade after their first pairing.
—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Despite such a praiseworthy showing, Leavitt and Ballas were sent packing ahead of the season's grand finale.
—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Dec. 2025
What Gates has done is courageous and praiseworthy.
—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for praiseworthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for praiseworthy
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Players’ attorneys argue that more restrictive criteria serve to restrict Parkinson’s claims that are meritorious, a point of view disputed by NFL attorneys.
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Hegseth's military awards include two Bronze Star Medals for meritorious service, according to the Pentagon.
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Providing indefinite joy for the price of just one night at a hotel, this Instagram-worthy blow-up shelter is practically a portable tiny home that sets up within a few minutes.
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Another pick worthy of a spot in your warm-weather wardrobe, this Floral Find Half-Zip Pullover is going for less than $30.
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Turkey evened it in the 10th minute with an excellent two-man game from Baris Alper Yilmaz and Güler, the 21-year-old Real Madrid rising star.
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The nearby town of Dolores makes an excellent home base.
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The intentions are noble and the themes are handled with admirable complexity, but the writing is sluggish.
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Widow’s Bay has an admirable relationship with its own lore, veering away from the pure mystery-box approach of treating its secrets as sacred and unknowable.
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The 19-year-old’s decision-making is commendable, with eight key passes after a take-on in 2025-26.
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While this is commendable, many cheesemarkers rely on Neal’s Yard’s viability as a part of the industry.
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That’s a laudable goal, of course, except Soon-Shiong’s proclamations are mostly fluff, financially self-serving and have led to FDA wrist-slapping.
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The ambition is laudable and has characterized this institution from the beginning.
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He is credited with achieving impressive economic growth, while leading the country during a brutal two-year civil war that ended in 2022.
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Thank you, United States Men’s National Team, for an early showing impressive enough to have already clinched the top of Group D and an advance to the knockout phase of this global event.
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“Praiseworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/praiseworthy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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