as in meritorious
deserving of high regard or great approval
it's admirable the way she helps her elderly neighbor with chores and errands every Saturday
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Recent Examples of admirable
That Seyfried and Cummings are able to take audiences to any sort of satisfying destination is admirable and even rewarding.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Coming out of the clubhouse turn, Ortiz and Sandman blew past them and hit the line two-and-a-half lengths in front of Publisher, who showed admirable kick in clawing out of the pack to place.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The debate between them is handled with admirable complexity, but the characters don’t have enough room to develop beyond the central argument of the play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
An admirable goal, but there will still be opposition to this idea.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Coming out of the clubhouse turn, Ortiz and Sandman blew past them and hit the line two-and-a-half lengths in front of Publisher, who showed admirable kick in clawing out of the pack to place.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The debate between them is handled with admirable complexity, but the characters don’t have enough room to develop beyond the central argument of the play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
An admirable goal, but there will still be opposition to this idea.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admirable
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Zion first responders recognized Zion recognized firefighters and police officers recently for their brave and meritorious actions in two different instances.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Air Medal is awarded to anyone who distinguishes themselves through meritorious achievement while flying.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s goal to correct longstanding trade imbalances and bring more manufacturing back to America is a worthy one, supported by the vast majority of the country.—
Scott Whitaker,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2025
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Yet such is the enduring interest in the subject that there is always room for another one, and the newest book by the scholar Phillips Payson O’Brien on Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler as strategists is a worthy entry.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Scott McKenna bossing the defence, Fabio Silva scoring goals for fun, Oli McBurnie bashing around and suddenly speaking excellent Spanish… this is a cause to believe in.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In a survey of more than 15,000 users after its rollout in 2024, 90% of respondents ranked their experience as excellent or above average.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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In another laudable effort, Exodus has since 2020 run the Mountain Lioness Project, in Tanzania, which has so far trained 30 women porters to work as guides on Mount Kilimanjaro.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Of course, courage in the face of adversity is laudable, generically speaking, but wisdom is rarely rigid.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Economic growth − uneven and fragile In raw numbers, Cambodia’s economic progress over the past two decades has been impressive.—
Sophal Ear,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Mind you, several San Diego Section athletes were impressive without setting records.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The fact that the Met is staging so many new works is fundamentally praiseworthy.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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In some quarters of our society, there seems to be an eagerness to vilify great—though humanly imperfect—historical figures who have long represented praiseworthy contributions to our nation’s success.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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Herro has been awesome this season, his first as an All-Star.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Weather conditions, though, are in the hands of Mother Nature — so hope for no rain, fog or haze that could negatively hinder the awesome view of the comet in the night.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Admirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admirable. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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