laudatory

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Recent Examples of laudatory Carr was especially laudatory of Louisiana, where a campaign to improve reading proficiency resulted in both higher- and lower-performing students exceeding 2019 scores. CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for laudatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudatory
Adjective
  • Two women in the crowd sporting red Trump caps appeared to be outnumbered by audience members who took a more favorable stance toward Casten and the Democrats.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But Apple will still incur additional costs from tariffs on India until that country tries to negotiate a more favorable trade deal.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Royals left-handed reliever Sam Long received positive news regarding the inflammation in his left elbow.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Aided by the latest tech exemptions and a possible auto industry exemption, U.S. financial markets finished in positive ground Monday.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Likewise, Hollywood stars were adored in hagiographic terms.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Recording a song for the hagiographic Ronald Reagan movie but not his own biopic?
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024

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“Laudatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudatory. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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