laureate

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Recent Examples of laureate For those on the frontlines of the fight against global food insecurity— World Food Prize laureates— this is more than just a minor oversight. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The works have also been rarely seen by anyone one than campus staff, visitors, and leading scientists, among them 26 Nobel laureates in medicine and chemistry. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Stiglitz led a similar effort to endorse President Joe Biden in June, publishing a letter signed by 16 Nobel laureates. Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 Roger Myerson and Michael Spence are two more Nobel laureates with connections to Arrow. James Broughel, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for laureate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laureate
Verb
  • Today, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s headquarters is named the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, saluting Phil’s philanthropy.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But he is expected to be on hand when the Dead is collectively saluted as MusiCares’ Persons of the Year at a gala banquet just before the Grammys in late January.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • We were reminded of the many slick pleasures of this subgenre recently through Clint Eastwood’s elegant and widely acclaimed legal thriller Juror #2, with a stylish premise reminiscent of a Sidney Lumet and Otto Preminger picture.
    Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Watkins Glen, acclaimed for its challenging road course, provides a picturesque but formidable track that is a firm fan-favorite.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • At full time, the delegation, including new executive chairman Marc Watts, stayed to applaud a gritty, defensively resolute performance.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Aung Shine Oo/AP The United States and its partners applauded these developments and, with good reason, took pride in helping advance them.
    Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Beats Solo Buds Wireless Earbuds Shoppers praise these Beats buds for their wonderful sound quality, easy connectivity, and long battery life.
    Shalwah Evans, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Newsom praises Musk’s move as environmentally friendly.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Those winners hail from: California Missouri Pennsylvania Wyoming The next Mega Millions drawing on Dec. 27 will be worth an estimated $1.15 billion.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Although the name suggests otherwise, this chocolate cake with coconut-pecan frosting hails from Dallas, Texas, and dates back to the 1950s.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • These readers had cheered Sing Out!’s position on racial justice, but Vietnam signaled a break.
    Nina Silber / Made by History, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
  • In the film, chunks of the audience are cheering, jeering, or crying, in joy or frustration regarding Dylan’s decision to trade folk for rock music, or because of the poor sound quality.
    Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Raw milk can’t be sold legally for human consumption in many states, but some 11 million Americans drink it anyway as wellness influencers, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., extol its benefits.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Other advocates of greater human control extol the importance of better operator training.
    Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This week, Peter Eliasberg, the ACLU chief counsel involved in two long-standing class-action lawsuits against the jails, lauded the lawmakers’ letters.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutor Henry Kim lauded her willingness to pursue the conviction.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laureate. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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