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
The craft credits are also praiseworthy across the board.
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Alissa Simon, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
This time around, Bezos has been praiseworthy of the president, attending his inauguration.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
The fact that the Met is staging so many new works is fundamentally praiseworthy.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In some quarters of our society, there seems to be an eagerness to vilify great—though humanly imperfect—historical figures who have long represented praiseworthy contributions to our nation’s success.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Alissa Simon, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
This time around, Bezos has been praiseworthy of the president, attending his inauguration.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
The fact that the Met is staging so many new works is fundamentally praiseworthy.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In some quarters of our society, there seems to be an eagerness to vilify great—though humanly imperfect—historical figures who have long represented praiseworthy contributions to our nation’s success.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for praiseworthy
Adjective
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No meritorious credit will be granted.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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MacVean, who lived in Point Loma for nearly 50 years, was lauded for his work, receiving the Distinguished Service Medal on two occasions for meritorious service.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The designer likes to curve these pretty toppers into architectural shapes to give them even more wow-worthy appeal.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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There are splurge-worthy retreats that make for a highly memorable milestone celebration.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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This is where the Greenpoint comes from, an excellent neo-classic riff on a Manhattan that was invented at Milk & Honey in New York, and comprises the classic build of Manhattan—rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters—into which has been spliced the inimitable French herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Jayhawks did an excellent job of getting back in transition, limiting Louisville’s fast-break opportunities.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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As if lying there playing dead while gradient coils conjure an otherworldly racket that best mimics a mashup of jackhammers and Philip Glass were an admirable skill.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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One sees admirable narrative drive in writers like Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Joseph Conrad, who did their work without the benefit of motion pictures, and as a result don’t have the same clarity of vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Deadbeat is a fine album where Parker tries out some new things – always commendable for an artist of his prominence.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Now, the fashion in which each scenario unfolded was thrilling for the Chargers and commendable for the Seahawks.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Boston Public School students desperately need an overhauled stadium, but that laudable project is entangled with Boston Legacy, a new National Women’s Soccer League team.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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But Olympia is actually the more menacing work, precisely because it’s considered more benign and laudable.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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In a rare moment of impressive hosting, Vanessa Lachey pointed out that Edmond's traumatic childhood and upbringing might result in him only focusing on the positive memories and blocking out any negative memories as a coping mechanism.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Playing sinister demon Bathsheba in The Conjuring universe isn't Joseph Bishara's only impressive talent.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Praiseworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/praiseworthy. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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