1
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
hymns that praise God
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2
as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the school volunteers were praised for their excellent work in the reading program
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as in acclaim
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Recent Examples of praise
Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
While the Perry ad mostly praises the congressman, Lawler’s ad pushes him to back the bill.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
Neha Tandon, Glamour, 12 May 2025
In a video recapping her UFC trip, President Donald Trump shared his praises.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
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Verb
At the May 13 Village Board meeting, the first meeting since Buchanan resigned, current board members who served with Buchanan praised her.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
While the Perry ad mostly praises the congressman, Lawler’s ad pushes him to back the bill.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
Noun
Rogerio Cavalcante, a hair stylist and owner of Second Floor Salon in NYC, and Julie Dickson, a hairstylist and founder of Joon Drop salon in NYC, sing its praises too.
—Neha Tandon, Glamour, 12 May 2025
In a video recapping her UFC trip, President Donald Trump shared his praises.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for praise
Verb
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Her breakthrough third album Control, which recently celebrated its 39th anniversary, was the first by a woman to yield five top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and follow-up Rhythm Nation 1814 is to date the only album to spawn seven top-five charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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To celebrate the company’s 20-year anniversary, founder Trish Share developed a cross-country mountain biking trip called the Costa Rica Cycle Challenge.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
13 May 2025
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Tech industry experts like Titania Jordan, the Chief Marketing Officer for Bark Technologies, a parental controls company that helps families keep their kids safe online and in real life, agrees with and applauds Sandy Hook Promise for taking this approach.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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Thousands of users commented on the clip, many of whom applauded Liberty for always carrying the essentials.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Premiering in January 2023, The Traitors has gone on to widespread acclaim, even winning Emmys for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program (Alan Cumming on cunning form).—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Other pop stars in attendance this year included Chappell Roan and Charli XCX, who, like Carpenter, received mass acclaim following their latest albums, which were all nominated for Grammys.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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The pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the world, to the entire world, that Easter morning.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Their prayers were answered and they were blessed with a boy child, or in the case of Rachel with two sons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
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Trump hailed the deal as a sign of his commitment to putting an end to the conflicts in the Middle East, only for hostilities to resume in March as the two sides failed to agree on how to proceed to the second phase of the deal.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Projects hail from 39 countries, with 68% originating in Europe (notably from Portugal, France, Ukraine, Italy, and Spain), 31% from the Americas (led by Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico) and 1% from Asia.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
13 May 2025
Noun
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In 2025, the Mini Split’s remote control received a Red Dot Product Design Award, an international recognition highlighting user-friendly design and thoughtful engineering.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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This mobile banking malware group was behind the first iOS banking trojan, which harvested facial recognition data to use in attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Holst leaves the listener in the far removes of outer space, with Neptune being a study in musical mysticism, highlighted by a hidden hymning women’s chorus, as if heard from a mysterious distance.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2023
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His own work reflects a lifelong love of reading in many genres, and his books brim with the testimonies of poets, artists, and mystics who hymn the delights of sentience.—
Nick Romeo,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Yet Biden gets kudos for drawing down 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when gasoline prices were topping out at a record $5 a gallon in June, Faucher says.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2023
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Greenwald, who was introduced with Bronx flair by Cardi B, also brought an aw-shucks attitude in accepting the kudos.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2023
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“Praise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/praise. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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