as in favorable
expressing approval
on the basis of several commendatory letters from his teachers, the student was admitted to the advanced studies program
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commendatory
Adjective
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YouGov/Economist also reported a decline, from 39 percent favorable and 45 percent unfavorable in January to 37 percent favorable and 51 percent unfavorable in July.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025 -
The risk-benefit ratio of the COVID-19 vaccination remains strongly favorable.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This incident comes after her previous legal troubles, including a positive marijuana test at the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials that prevented her from competing at the Tokyo Olympics.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Lee had a positive run along Rest Bay, hitting 67 to go 7-under-par and into third place.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Despite that, the Lyriq-V’s looks, comfort and features are as good as anything on the road.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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The cocktails are classic and the wine list is so good that it's been lauded by Wine Spectator magazine.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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“Commendatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commendatory. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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