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: marked commendation : acclaim
the kind of applause every really creative writer wants—
Robert Tallant
Robert Tallant2
: approval publicly expressed (as by clapping the hands)
a round of applause
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The announcement was greeted with applause and cheers.
a design for a memorial for the victims of the attack that has received nothing but applause from officials, commentators, and the general public
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At the 2023 League of Legends world championship final in Seoul, home team T1 was met with even more raucous applause than NewJeans, the K-Pop girl group who sang that year’s Worlds anthem.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
Her outburst was met with applause as she was escorted out of the hearing room.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The movie was greeted at the Sundance Film Festival with a raucous premiere screening filled with applause, laughs and screams of discomfort.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Council members met the news with applause during a budget preview presentation at their annual strategy meeting in Asheville.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
Her outburst was met with applause as she was escorted out of the hearing room.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The movie was greeted at the Sundance Film Festival with a raucous premiere screening filled with applause, laughs and screams of discomfort.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Council members met the news with applause during a budget preview presentation at their annual strategy meeting in Asheville.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Applause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applause. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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applause
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ap·plause
ə-ˈplȯz 
: approval shown especially by clapping the hands
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