as in to commend
to tell (someone) that you are grateful for something that he or she has done or given
I thanked her for giving me the present. I want to thank everyone who helped today.
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Recent Examples of thank
Mayor Dean Trantalis thanked the Coast Guard for working with the city to help improve traffic flow.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Mayor Cherelle Parker visited the site Thursday morning and thanked the workers for their efforts, spokesperson Joe Grace said.
—Maryclaire Dale, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker briefly visited the site Thursday and thanked NPS workers for carefully restoring the displays.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Gus, thank you so much for joining us.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Mayor Cherelle Parker visited the site Thursday morning and thanked the workers for their efforts, spokesperson Joe Grace said.
—Maryclaire Dale, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker briefly visited the site Thursday and thanked NPS workers for carefully restoring the displays.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Gus, thank you so much for joining us.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thank
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Newsom praised the decision and commended his more than 30 years of experience in the transportation sector.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The woman commended Reeves for doing the hike solo.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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West also applauded a recent reshuffling of Chevron's management team to prioritize younger and home-grown leaders to position the company for its next leg of growth.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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Democrats have slammed the spending on immigration enforcement as wasteful, and applauded to move to require the fund to only be spent on preparing for and recovering from natural disasters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Malinin was magnanimous afterward, hugging and congratulating surprise gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Then Reddick drove over to Victory Lane, where a teary Michael Jordan was waiting to bear hug him, and where owner Denny Hamlin and teammates Bubba Wallace and Riley Herbst were waiting to congratulate him.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
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Foster, the prosecutor, acknowledged as much after last year’s sentencing.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tateishi found his path to activism in the 1970s, as anger swelled among young former detainees about their imprisonment, which the government had yet to acknowledge as an injustice.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Thank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thank. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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