applauded; applauding; applauds
: to express approval especially by clapping the hands
The audience applauded at the end of the performance.
1
: to express approval of : praise
I applaud her efforts to lose weight.
2
: to show approval of especially by clapping the hands
Spectators applauded the team.
Examples of applaud in a Sentence
Everyone applauded the graduates as they entered the auditorium.
The audience stood and applauded her performance.
We applaud the decision to lower taxes.
I applaud their efforts to clean up the city, but they must do more.
Rather than being criticized for her honesty, she should be applauded for it.
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State leaders applauding efforts to kill the Gotion project is another sign of change in a Michigan Republican Party that in years past typically supported large automotive and economic development projects.
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Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Reddit Reacts More than 1,000 Reddit users took to the comments across both posts to offer support and advice, with many applauding his bravery.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Michael Marsh, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, applauded the deregulation efforts, saying farmers were hit with thousands of pages of regulations pertaining to migrant farmworkers in recent years.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Meanwhile, Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green applauded the Republican efforts to reverse the funding pause, stressing this is not a political issue.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 July 2025
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Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Reddit Reacts More than 1,000 Reddit users took to the comments across both posts to offer support and advice, with many applauding his bravery.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Michael Marsh, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, applauded the deregulation efforts, saying farmers were hit with thousands of pages of regulations pertaining to migrant farmworkers in recent years.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Meanwhile, Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green applauded the Republican efforts to reverse the funding pause, stressing this is not a political issue.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 July 2025
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“Applaud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applaud. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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applaud
verb
ap·plaud
ə-ˈplȯd 
1
: praise sense 1, approve
applaud their efforts
2
: to show approval especially by clapping the hands
applauder
noun
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