laudatory
adjective
lau·da·to·ry
ˈlȯ-də-ˌtȯr-ē 
: of, relating to, or expressing praise
laudatory reviews
Examples of laudatory in a Sentence
The play received mostly laudatory reviews.
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The December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the often laudatory response to it online has left the industry grappling with how so much anger could be directed towards a sector that purports to keep people healthy.
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Rita Numerof, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
With the leadership mantle passing from the former president to his understudy, Mondale offered a laudatory summation of the Carter administration.
—Mark Barabak, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
But the path down memory lane is twisted, and while trying to debunk the many laudatory myths that have grown up around him, Fife’s deteriorating mind just ends up creating more, a contradiction that Schrader conveys with a whole armory of experimental visual flourishes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
But these laudatory aims will ultimately be overwhelmed by rigid adherence to grand-strategic primacy, by which the United States, seeking to dominate each region permanently, fuels intense security competition with rising or assertive powers.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2021
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Rita Numerof, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
With the leadership mantle passing from the former president to his understudy, Mondale offered a laudatory summation of the Carter administration.
—Mark Barabak, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
But the path down memory lane is twisted, and while trying to debunk the many laudatory myths that have grown up around him, Fife’s deteriorating mind just ends up creating more, a contradiction that Schrader conveys with a whole armory of experimental visual flourishes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
But these laudatory aims will ultimately be overwhelmed by rigid adherence to grand-strategic primacy, by which the United States, seeking to dominate each region permanently, fuels intense security competition with rising or assertive powers.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2021
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“Laudatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laudatory. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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laudatory
adjective
lau·da·to·ry
ˈlȯd-ə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
: expressing praise
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