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as in ovations
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
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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as in accolades
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
a heroic effort by the fire department that deserves the applause of everyone in the city
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Recent Examples of applauses
Coco continued to draw applauses and laughs while talking about women showing up to church in high heels and lace.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applauses
Noun
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Hensley and Anderson obviously had plenty of fans in the building and got the loudest ovations.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Rapt attention, followed by a kind of collective gathering of breath, followed by long ovations.—
Lauren Kane,
The New York Review of Books,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In relatively quick succession, Best Actor accolades went to Jamie Foxx for Ray in 2005 and Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland two years later.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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In the town of Gay, a rural hamlet about 60 miles south of Atlanta, a resort has earned one of the highest accolades in global hospitality.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Warren said the national acclaim has been great for the company’s business.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Zhao is now riding a wave of critical acclaim for her latest movie, Hamnet, which has eight Oscar nominations.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The showstopper was a two-and-a-half-pound horsehair crab, one of the glories of Hokkaido's coastal waters, presented whole and then steamed and shelled.—
Alex Halberstadt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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And if the hypotheticals are not enough to dissuade, history is littered with teams trading away their future for immediate glories, seeing their plans implode, and being left with a ruinous future that becomes a hopeless present while another team reaps the benefits.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The naming of Doolysaurus huhmini honors both the fictional icon and the very real Min Huh, a pioneering paleontologist who spent 30 years preserving Korea’s fossil heritage.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The film earned multiple Hong Kong Film Award honors, including best screenplay and acting prizes for Rain Lau.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The program progressively lowers the amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed in the state, and lets emitters buy and sell unused pollution credits, or allowances.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the theater realm, the company’s production credits include 2017’s Jitney revival, which earned Legend his first Tony nomination and win.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Applauses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applauses. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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