as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
I applaud your decision to take that advanced course
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Recent Examples of applaud
Brian Slomovitz, director of gynecologic oncology and co-chair of the Cancer Research Committee at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, applauded this development in a separate interview with Fox News Digital.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Microsoft, which is one of OpenAI’s biggest shareholders and customers, applauded the decision.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
In fact, Seydoux was among those in the audience applauding tonight.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 17 May 2026
At the end of the game, Maddison applauded the South Stand and was embraced by his team-mates.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Microsoft, which is one of OpenAI’s biggest shareholders and customers, applauded the decision.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
In fact, Seydoux was among those in the audience applauding tonight.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 17 May 2026
At the end of the game, Maddison applauded the South Stand and was embraced by his team-mates.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applaud
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Passed in the final days of session and signed into law by Lamont earlier this week, the bill was praised as a massive victory for the state’s labor community and has been strongly embraced by unions and workers advocacy groups.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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This brings me back to the students who booed the real-estate developer praising AI.—
Hope Loudon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Jeffries was hailed as a messaging genius, and his status as a rising star was cemented.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Friendly Ronald Wang, who hailed from Noble Palace and A Wong, is front of house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Manager Dave Roberts has commended Sasaki for being more open-minded about feedback and change this season.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Pat O'Donnell, executive director of SAG-AFTRA's Washington-Mid Atlantic Local, which represents hundreds of NPR journalists, commends the network's approach to making job cuts.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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The fans who stayed until the end of Thursday’s loudly saluted the Ducks for the roller-coaster ride this club took them on this season.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Hüller was overwhelmed by the praise at the Palais, her trademark stoicism breaking as the crowd saluted her moments of emotional abandon — including a tearjerker of a long-distance phone call and an explosion of rage at her narcissistic patriarch.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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“Applaud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applaud. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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