as in applause
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
many people were involved in the search, but the person who actually found the missing girl got all the acclaim
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as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting
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Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Since its premiere in 2023, Beef created by Korean-American director Lee Sung-jin for Netflix has critical acclaim.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2024
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
Tony Soprano is still heralded as one of the most influential characters in TV history, and Gandolfini's performance was critically acclaimed at the time, earning him three Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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Noun
It was finally released in 2021 and was met with widespread acclaim.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Since its premiere in 2023, Beef created by Korean-American director Lee Sung-jin for Netflix has critical acclaim.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
In Ali Abbasi’s Punk Rock Biopic Ali Abbasi-directed The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as his fixer Roy Cohn, debuted to acclaim at Cannes but became bogged down by legal threats from the former President who took exception to the material.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
Tony Soprano is still heralded as one of the most influential characters in TV history, and Gandolfini's performance was critically acclaimed at the time, earning him three Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Acclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclaim. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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