acclaimed

adjective

ac·​claimed ə-ˈklāmd How to pronounce acclaimed (audio)
: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
Greenfeld is best known as a journalist, the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction …Jay McInerney

Examples of acclaimed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Experts wonder why an acclaimed and successful festival would risk booking an artist famous for both antisemitism and ongoing struggles with mental health. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Photo : Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Rita Moreno in Verdura Rita Moreno is a living legend, landing her first and only Oscar back in 1961 for Best Supporting Actress in her breakout role as Anita in the acclaimed West Side Story. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024 Other acclaimed manga artists expressed their shock and condolences that perhaps their industry’s most famous artist had passed away. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 8 Mar. 2024 This is actually 15% higher than the acclaimed debut of One Piece, another recently successful anime adaptation. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Salem also appeared with Ian McKellen, Lyn Redgrave and Brendan Fraser in Gods & Monsters, the acclaimed 1998 drama about the final days of Frankenstein director James Whale. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024 One of Broadway’s most popular and acclaimed shows is coming to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts next year. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024 North Coast Repertory Theatre is presenting Richard Wilbur’s acclaimed translation of the 17th-century French theater classic Could Tartuffe be the most misunderstood character in French classical theater, to say nothing of dramatic literature? David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024 Following a years-long development process, Apple will officially make a TV series based on William Gibson’s acclaimed sci-fi novel Neuromancer. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acclaimed was in 1867

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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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