laureating

verb

Definition of laureatingnext
present participle of laureate
as in applauding

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  1. applauding
  2. hailing
  3. extolling
  4. celebrating
Verb
  • There’s always somebody at the bottom trying to tear you down, and everybody else at the top is applauding.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But the Facebook clip doesn't show the European Parliament applauding this decision.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of applauding
Verb
  • Eras was also a boon for ride-hailing companies.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Meaning the car could be part of Tesla’s fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicle (aka Cybercab/Robotaxi) strategy, which is Musk’s primary obsession.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of hailing
Verb
  • The goal of extolling the Six Triple Eight’s virtues renders the film’s narrative an incidental element.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • No one is winking or making fun, despite the fact that this father and son are extolling the beauty of the morning while inside a sunless bunker six miles underground.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of extolling
Verb
  • Syria civil war Many in Syria are celebrating the stunning political fall of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad that caught much of the world off guard.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The outlet reports the pair were celebrating Anderson's birthday.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of celebrating
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