1
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
hymns that praise God
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2
as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the school volunteers were praised for their excellent work in the reading program
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as in acclaim
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Recent Examples of praise
Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
After praising Dreher for 10 minutes, Vance invited him onstage.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, the 38-year-old took to social media to detail the scary ordeal and give praise to those who jumped in to protect her.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Customer reviews praise their easy installation and opaque quality—these shades lie somewhere between a privacy shade and a blackout curtain.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
After praising Dreher for 10 minutes, Vance invited him onstage.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
Fresh off his Super Bowl LX duties, Tirico earlier this week was unreserved in his praise for his friend from Long Beach.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, the 38-year-old took to social media to detail the scary ordeal and give praise to those who jumped in to protect her.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for praise
Verb
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Van Der Beek recounted their first meeting in a 2020 Instagram post celebrating the couple’s 10th wedding anniversary.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Diaz suffered a major knee injury while celebrating a win during the 2023 tournament and missed the entire MLB season with the New York Mets.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her work was not only applauded by critics and fans but also earned her industry accolades, including a Golden Globe award and two Actor Awards (formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards).—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Link applauded the company's accelerating growth in China, which came out to 12%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nautilus quickly earned critical acclaim, becoming the first publication to win two National Magazine Awards in its first year of eligibility.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Chilean director earned international acclaim with the Oscar-nominated No, with later standouts including Jackie, Spencer, El Conde and the recent Angelina Jolie starrer, Maria — a career that has consistently spanned arthouse cinema and prestige English-language filmmaking.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The beginning of Lent for many Catholics is marked by Ash Wednesday, when faithfuls are blessed at a religious service with ash on their forehead to externally symbolize their transition into the spiritual season.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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People both young and old, lonely and less lonely, those blessed with a family home, and even couples freed up the tram for us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And for the next year its law enforcement members were hailed as heroes for their efforts that prevented a horrible situation from becoming even worse.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Earlier in the afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for portions of southeastern Dallas County into Saturday afternoon, with storms capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to penny size, officials say.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Facial recognition would be challenging—the balaclava left bare only the suggestion of a mustache, and a possible soul patch, and dark, arched eyebrows.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Their ambition for recognition drives them to unforeseen consequences.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Filmmakers Chris Columbus, Tim Burton and Martin Scorsese also saluted the late star.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Darren Criss joined Laufey for a duet of Don't Go Breaking My Heart to salute lyricist Bernie Taupin.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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Yet Biden gets kudos for drawing down 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when gasoline prices were topping out at a record $5 a gallon in June, Faucher says.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2023
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Greenwald, who was introduced with Bronx flair by Cardi B, also brought an aw-shucks attitude in accepting the kudos.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2023
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“Praise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/praise. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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