round of applause
noun phrase
: a show of approval or appreciation at a play, speech, sporting event, etc., in which people strike their hands together over and over
The audience gave the performers a big round of applause.
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Square Enix gets an enthusiastic round of applause today.
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Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Democrats gave a rare round of applause for the family of Riley.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The team behind Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story won the best documentary honor, with Reeve’s children on stage drawing a big round of applause.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
The universal round of applause when the late, great Richard Crenna made his entrance as Col. Samuel Trautman.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Democrats gave a rare round of applause for the family of Riley.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The team behind Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story won the best documentary honor, with Reeve’s children on stage drawing a big round of applause.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
The universal round of applause when the late, great Richard Crenna made his entrance as Col. Samuel Trautman.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Round of applause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20of%20applause. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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