laudation

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Recent Examples of laudation But, this laudation from my fellow travelers is far from the only praise that the Cluci Travel Backpack has received; it's earned nearly 13,000 five-star ratings from Amazon shoppers. Larry Stansbury, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023 These are the bits that tugged my heartstrings the most, injecting an otherwise frenzied laudation with a deep sigh of relief. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudation
Noun
  • Suriname’s parliament backed Simons for the post by acclamation, alongside National Party of Suriname (NPS) leader Gregory Rusland as her vice president.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
  • In the early years of the Church, a saint could be declared such by acclamation by the people, by cardinals, or by papal decree.
    Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Angélique Kidjo’s four-decade career has been marked by an unapologetic grace and global acclaim, with her 2025 Grammy nomination standing as a testament to the enduring success of authentic African artistry in the professional music world.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • And even that may not enable him to reach his previous level of acclaim.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The Tennessean wins for podcast, feature series Tennessean journalist Keith Sharon won a first place award in the podcast series category for his work on Murder on Music Row, released last May.
    Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025
  • Last season, the righty was a Cy Young contender in the AL and only lost out on the award because of Tarik Skubal's incredible season.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Duckworth encourages readers to cultivate long-term dedication to their goals, overcome setbacks, and maintain a growth mindset to achieve excellence.
    Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Soliman's case has attracted wide attention since about 75 supporters held a press conference about his case just after his arrest: Local parents and medical professionals have been writing the immigration court, extolling his dedication to sick children.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The announcement of this year's prize will be made on October 10 at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, and prizes are officially awarded each year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 July 2025
  • Ryan made the trip up to Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee to claim her prize as a $640,000 lump sum, according to lottery officials.
    Olivia Lloyd July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • Buckley’s magazine, National Review, the flagship of the movement, published regular panegyrics to anti-communist generalissimos, heaping adoration on the likes of the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo, Portugal’s Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, and Spain’s Francisco Franco.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • The New York Times was again amazed at the floral decorations.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 July 2025
  • For his actions, Brewer, 79, was awarded the Silver Star, the third-highest military decoration.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • According to a detailed and well-sourced Washington Post exposé, the plot was directed from the highest levels of Indian intelligence, with the apparent blessing of officials close to Modi himself—all while Modi basked in Biden’s lavish encomium.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024

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“Laudation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudation. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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