as in applause
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
received a standing ovation for the masterly performance
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Bolsonaro urged his supporters to give Musk a special ovation.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Maria Cuomo Cole, Andrew Cuomo’s sister, and her husband, fashion designer Kenneth Cole, joined in the standing ovation.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
The students’ third and final performance earned a standing ovation.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The emotions were unavoidable on Saturday for Ian Happ, who got a standing ovation for his 1,000th game as a Cub, as well as Matthew Boyd, who got choked up after winning his first start at Wrigley Field in a Cubs uniform, thinking of his late grandfather, a Cubs fan who grew up in Chicago.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Maria Cuomo Cole, Andrew Cuomo’s sister, and her husband, fashion designer Kenneth Cole, joined in the standing ovation.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
The students’ third and final performance earned a standing ovation.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The emotions were unavoidable on Saturday for Ian Happ, who got a standing ovation for his 1,000th game as a Cub, as well as Matthew Boyd, who got choked up after winning his first start at Wrigley Field in a Cubs uniform, thinking of his late grandfather, a Cubs fan who grew up in Chicago.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Ovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ovation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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