renowning

present participle of renown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for renowning
Verb
  • The actor concluded by once again complimenting his character.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
  • The 540 Atlantic Avenue space opens to the public on May 16, complimenting the group’s two other locations in Williamsburg and Flatiron.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Sunday night’s ceremony offered a different message — Broadway is willing to work with Rudin, but applauding him is still a bridge too far.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • The rescue also drew praise on social media, with many users applauding Myron's quick actions and willingness to help a stranger.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Western, for his part, had by this time recovered something of his usual bluster, and began again upon the subject of Blifil, commending his estate and his family with great earnestness, as though these considerations alone ought to have settled the matter long since.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
  • Kennedy then mentioned her daughter and became emotional while commending her work.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Why Vang doesn’t say the Pledge of Allegiance When asked about Vang’s practice of abstaining from saluting the flag, her campaign spokesperson said that her past statements on the matter speak for themselves.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
  • Along the journey, sidewalks were lined with people waving American flags and saluting the motorcade.
    Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Beijing/Seoul — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years wasn’t just loaded with rhetoric hailing historic ties between China and its longstanding – and only – treaty ally.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • But the bans only enhanced his fame, with conservative pundits hailing him as a free-speech martyr.
    Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Needless to say, Adrián Morejón was excited to share a uniform with someone who grew up idolizing.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Leave it to a musical theater girl from Pennsylvania who grew up idolizing Dion to create the ultimate tribute to her icon.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Yet there Knicks fans were, in droves, cheering their team on in their first NBA Finals appearance in a quarter-century.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
  • Hobson played football at Alabama-Birmingham and grew up cheering for the Crimson Tide in his home state.
    Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
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“Renowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renowning. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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