: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
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Actor/screenwriter/director Eva Victor performs a tightrope walk with their acclaimed Sundance debut that recounts the ways that New England professor Agnes (Victor) copes and moves through the aftermath of a traumatic event.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
Jay Roach’s upcoming satirical black comedy about a vicious divorce is a reimagining of the acclaimed 1989 film The War of Roses, itself based on Warren Adler’s novel of the same name.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
His acclaimed Peacock limited series The Best Man: The Final Chapters became the first original series on the platform to break into Nielsen’s Top 10.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 May 2025
When Bud Black was fired as manager of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, the last limb of the acclaimed Mike Scioscia coaching tree was snapped off and stacked on the mulch pile.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
Jay Roach’s upcoming satirical black comedy about a vicious divorce is a reimagining of the acclaimed 1989 film The War of Roses, itself based on Warren Adler’s novel of the same name.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
His acclaimed Peacock limited series The Best Man: The Final Chapters became the first original series on the platform to break into Nielsen’s Top 10.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 May 2025
When Bud Black was fired as manager of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, the last limb of the acclaimed Mike Scioscia coaching tree was snapped off and stacked on the mulch pile.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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