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
  • The case involved schoolchildren whose religious beliefs prevented them from saluting the American flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Diana attended this event as a member of the Royal Family from 1981 to 1992, then saluting Queen Elizabeth II, without ever missing a single one.
    Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 12 June 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
  • Lampposts and trash cans in the vicinity of the courthouse and neighboring streets have been covered with stickers idolizing him as a saintlike Robin Hood figure.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Crowds were heard cheering outside of the building as crews put up scaffolding to reach the building's signage.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • With the crowd still standing and cheering, Misiorowski struck out Justin Crawford to end the game.
    Rich Rovito, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
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“Renowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renowning. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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