as in tribute
a formal expression of praise
wrote a panegyric on the centennial of the Nobel laureate's birth
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Buckley’s magazine, National Review, the flagship of the movement, published regular panegyrics to anti-communist generalissimos, heaping adoration on the likes of the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo, Portugal’s Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, and Spain’s Francisco Franco.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024
For example, Kenneth Khachigian, chief speechwriter for former President Ronald Reagan, wrote a panegyric about her for The Wall Street Journal, which went so far as to compare her to the Gipper.
—Robert Robb, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
At Night Market, a young Filipina chef named Strawberry conjured a mouthwatering panegyric to Middle East cuisine.
—Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2022
Leave it to Grant Park Music Festival artistic director Carlos Kalmar to make sense of a head-scratcher of a season closer: A sprawling, somewhat obscure military panegyric by Handel.
—Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2021
Yet, once the protagonist Vellitt Boe leaves her capricious, cruel fantasy realm behind, there follows a panegyric to this world.
—Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2021
As this panegyric suggests, Charles’s political career in the United States was dead on arrival.
—David Klion, The New Republic, 24 Sep. 2019
And all of the above is unbeknownst to Grace, who, in her speech at the wedding feast, delivers a panegyric to her parents for their total fabulosity, and whose life is about to be upended.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2019
Schlesinger’s liberal panegyrics can still be read with pleasure, even if one winces at his reluctance to abide any serious criticism of his idols.
—Michael Kazin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2017
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024
For example, Kenneth Khachigian, chief speechwriter for former President Ronald Reagan, wrote a panegyric about her for The Wall Street Journal, which went so far as to compare her to the Gipper.
—Robert Robb, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
At Night Market, a young Filipina chef named Strawberry conjured a mouthwatering panegyric to Middle East cuisine.
—Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2022
Leave it to Grant Park Music Festival artistic director Carlos Kalmar to make sense of a head-scratcher of a season closer: A sprawling, somewhat obscure military panegyric by Handel.
—Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2021
Yet, once the protagonist Vellitt Boe leaves her capricious, cruel fantasy realm behind, there follows a panegyric to this world.
—Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2021
As this panegyric suggests, Charles’s political career in the United States was dead on arrival.
—David Klion, The New Republic, 24 Sep. 2019
And all of the above is unbeknownst to Grace, who, in her speech at the wedding feast, delivers a panegyric to her parents for their total fabulosity, and whose life is about to be upended.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2019
Schlesinger’s liberal panegyrics can still be read with pleasure, even if one winces at his reluctance to abide any serious criticism of his idols.
—Michael Kazin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panegyric
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There was a Beatles medley to represent the ’60s, a Huey Lewis and the News tribute for the ’80s and a bit of Taylor Swift to bring us up to date.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Celine Dion has paid tribute to iconic producer/arranger/composer and bandleader Quincy Jones, following his death Sunday at age 91.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Like the honorary professorship, the flood of congressional commendations appear to be a legitimizing tool for Dorje Chang.Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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The commendation celebrates Hyland’s outspoken advocacy for survivors of relationship abuse and simultaneously builds on Purina’s Purple Leash Program, which provides resources and support to help domestic violence shelters go pet-friendly so survivors with pets can remain together.Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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Traffic citations are pending as Major Accident Detectives continue investigating.Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
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The city will cover the remaining costs through local funding and citation revenues, but the state has required the city to reinvest any net revenue from the program into traffic calming measures.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Panegyric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panegyric. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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