as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
I applaud your decision to take that advanced course
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Recent Examples of applaud
Other European countries and the United States will applaud Germany’s investment in defense, at least in the short term.
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Footage shared on social media has shown moviegoers screaming, tossing buckets of popcorn in the air and enthusiastically applauding.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
The report, from Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), found that a growing number of people are willing to justify and even applaud killing in the name of politics and a warped sense of social justice.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
When 1,000 fans gathered outside the entrance, the squad lined up to applaud the singing, dancing, cheering, flag-waving and flare-throwing crowd of supporters.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Footage shared on social media has shown moviegoers screaming, tossing buckets of popcorn in the air and enthusiastically applauding.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
The report, from Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), found that a growing number of people are willing to justify and even applaud killing in the name of politics and a warped sense of social justice.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
When 1,000 fans gathered outside the entrance, the squad lined up to applaud the singing, dancing, cheering, flag-waving and flare-throwing crowd of supporters.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applaud
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Vintage Year In another vintage year for CPH:FORUM, many industry delegates praised the high quality and variety of projects pitched.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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McKinley commented on Porsha’s post, praising her for putting the extravaganza together for their little one.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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The partnership with Uber also means that hailing an air taxi will soon be as easy as booking any other vehicle through the ride-hailing app.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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The show hails from Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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Pascal commended Kaitlyn Dever, who joined Season 2 as the character Abby.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
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A number of fans and celebrity supporters commended her for speaking out about her faith and promoting prayer.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2025
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The man who is arguably the most famous or legendary keyboard sideman in rock talked with Variety about the circumstances of his new album, his current west coast tour (with more dates to be added further east) and his eternal eagerness to salute his forebears.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s Gestures And Comments Have Landed Him In Hot Water Musk’s image has collapsed in Germany following his two gestures—that appeared to many to be Seig Heil salutes—at Trump’s inauguration and a number of posts promoting fascist and Nazi views, some referring to Stalin and Hitler.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Applaud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applaud. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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