renowning

verb

present participle of renown
as in complimenting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renowning
  1. complimenting
  2. acclaiming
  3. applauding
  4. commending
  5. saluting
  6. hailing
  7. idolizing
  8. cheering
Verb
  • Anderson agreed, complimenting the abilities of the aircraft.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • All right, this is the patronizing version of complimenting the elderly.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of complimenting
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  • In speeches acclaiming our nation and our leader, we will be told that we (some of us, anyway) are divinely chosen.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of acclaiming
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  • The royals were captive spectators, standing and applauding the athletes.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • Top leaders in the industry have been highly supportive of the trend, with Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi applauding an engineer who spent more than $7,000 in tokens over a two week period.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of applauding
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  • The meteorologist’s followers are commending her for her environmentally friendly practice.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Erdogan shook referee Bobby Madley’s hand and would not let go, commending him on his performance through an interpreter.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of commending
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  • Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
  • But his brief remarks saluting the fallen soldiers were quickly followed by his usual blustery insistence that the war was going well.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of saluting
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  • The new plan would have adjusted VRT’s On-Demand ride booking service, which includes van pools and ride hailing services.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026
  • Eventually, like Odysseus, most people started to find their way home, hailing cabs and heading to the subway.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of hailing
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  • Fedorov, just 35 years old, has spent his career idolizing the startup, entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley, and sought to recreate it in Ukraine.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • The legend of Caitlin Clark was blossoming, with millions of average Americans idolizing her family-first background and humble Midwestern roots.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of idolizing
Verb
  • The 45-year-old senator's popular stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, a leader for many evangelical voters, was one of the notable absences among about 500 people cheering him on in Sao Paulo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Near the main protest site in New Delhi, streets echoed with cheering students.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 25 July 2026
Definition of cheering
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