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
Alas, all those paeans to freedom have played out better in song than in real life.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Nazi parades set to electronic hype music; paeans to Third Reich governance.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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.
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Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Nazi parades set to electronic hype music; paeans to Third Reich governance.
—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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.
—
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
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On Austin's end, he's shared several touching tributes to his big sister on social media over the years.
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The Mount Rushmore festivities also include performances by military bands and tributes to the Armed Services.
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Gold, silver and bronze and honorary commendations will be awarded.
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With close to a 20-to-1 teacher-to-student ratio, the meeting began with commendations about Ruiz’s defensive strides and devoted work ethic.
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Large car rally disrupted in Baltimore Police said 36 traffic citations were issued and 54 vehicles were stopped after a large gathering of vehicles in the 1000 block of Wilson Drive in South Baltimore.
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Dozens of traffic citations were issued and one felony arrest was made during an anti-street racing and reckless driving enforcement operation in Shasta County on Friday, California Highway Patrol officials announced Monday.
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As mourners talked quietly, nursery rhymes were interspersed with traditional gospel hymns.
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One version sings hymns to a mythic nation always free, always just, always brave, always chosen.
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“Paeans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paeans. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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