as in tributes
a formal expression of praise
his retirement party featured many paeans for his long years of service to the company
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Recent Examples of paeans
Nguyen worries, however, that our urge to quantify the value of our lives and achievements is soul-sucking, and his worries are less fun to read about than his paeans to play.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
This is one of the greatest paeans to that era of filmmaking.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The Week Us, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
This is one of the greatest paeans to that era of filmmaking.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paeans
Noun
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This year’s awards will also feature a number of musical tributes to anime, including performances from Dean Fujioka and rock band Porno Graffitti.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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This year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards will host a suite of musical tributes to anime.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Gallrein received several commendations while serving, including four Bronze Star Medals and two Presidential Unit Citations.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Mar. 2026
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Also presented with various commendations during the 2025 induction ceremony were Salt-N-Pepa, Warren Zevon, Carol Kaye, Nicky Hopkins, Thom Bell and Lenny Waronker.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No citations have been issued at this time.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The losing attorney did as she was told — including Bonar’s citations as noted by the judge.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Outside, the protesters sang hymns and chanted prayers and held signs and images of the Virgin Mary.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Paeans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paeans. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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