: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
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An acclaimed property that was instrumental in establishing Mondigliana in Emilia-Romagna as an ideal place to make soulful, excellent Sangiovese wines started to slide into obscurity tragically.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Retracing the footsteps of Nella Larsen, an acclaimed and enigmatic Harlem Renaissance writer whose early years were spent in Copenhagen.
—Ethelene Whitmire, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The acclaimed movie, which follows the creation of the atomic bomb, won seven Oscars, including best picture and best director for Nolan.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Itamar Moses’s Dead Outlaw, the acclaimed musical that had a very successful Off Broadway run earlier this year, will open on Broadway this April, producers announced today.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Retracing the footsteps of Nella Larsen, an acclaimed and enigmatic Harlem Renaissance writer whose early years were spent in Copenhagen.
—Ethelene Whitmire, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The acclaimed movie, which follows the creation of the atomic bomb, won seven Oscars, including best picture and best director for Nolan.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Itamar Moses’s Dead Outlaw, the acclaimed musical that had a very successful Off Broadway run earlier this year, will open on Broadway this April, producers announced today.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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