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

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As reported by Deadline, the acclaimed producer resigned from the board with Trump as chair. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 14 Feb. 2025 Separate from the Parcours section, acclaimed artist Katharina Grosse will create a site-specific installation in the Messeplatz, just outside the fair hall; Natalia Grabowska, a curator at large at London’s Serpentine Galleries, is organizing that presentation. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 13 Feb. 2025 Max is set to bring Waitress: The Musical to streaming tomorrow and recently set A24’s acclaimed horror film Heretic to make its streaming debut on March 7. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025 To achieve this, the acclaimed makeup artist has curated a lineup of beloved lip liners, lipsticks blushes, and eyeshadows to name a few—the most notable of which is the Pillow Talk collection of various nudes and pinks for every skin tone. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for acclaimed 

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 21 Feb. 2025.

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