plaudits

plural of plaudit

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Recent Examples of plaudits Simmons began her career as a stage and screen actress, winning plaudits for her diversity and variety of roles which include ‘Showtrial’ (BBC), ‘Frenchman's Creek’ (ITV), ‘Unforgotten’ (ITV) and ‘Balcony’ which went on to win the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Having dodged a bullet, Truman won plaudits in his second term for leading a high-profile Senate investigation of waste, fraud, and inefficiency in World War II defense contracting. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Their plaudits are fully deserved after impressive work by their specialist coach Nicolas Jover. Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024 Peter Marino is totally fine with vague plaudits for his architecture and interior design work. Miles Socha, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024 Some of these campaigns are receiving widespread plaudits, like Apple’s tearjerker featuring a father who can hear his daughter sing thanks to the hearing aid feature of his AirPods. Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 And Erdogan, now presiding over a collapsing economy, needs the Neo-Ottoman plaudits among his people. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024 While the majority of golf plaudits and players pay attention to courses in the north around the state capital—even Tiger Woods is planning a new 8,000-yard course in Park City—golf in Southwest Utah has grown exponentially since Dixie Red Hills opened as the region’s first course in 1963. Michael Loré, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Too often, activists want the credit for speaking out, receiving plaudits for standing with like-minded individuals. Patrick Riccards, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaudits
Noun
  • The brief applause, though, was the first and last time the TikTok phenom (157 million followers and counting) had the spotlight.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The outgoing chief executive saved his applause for Trump’s mention of the release Sunday by Hamas of three Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire agreement that took months to negotiate.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Thanks to their hands-free, pickpocket-deterring design, belt bags have earned high praise from Travel + Leisure editors, who rarely travel without one on their hip.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Chalamet’s performance also earned praise from Dylan himself.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And a very big white one Keeler: CU Buffs players, staff gave standing ovation at legendary coach Bill McCartney’s memorial service.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The powerful music filled Icehouse with electricity, and several audience members stood for the song — not as if to give a standing ovation, but out of reverence.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The big picture: Democrats are making few changes to their top leadership ranks, despite falling short of their goal of winning a House majority on Nov. 5. House Democratic caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) were both reelected by acclamation.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • He should have been given his day in the Cooperstown sunshine years ago, and by acclamation.
    Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • Her accolades include the Super Lawyers Rising Star Award annually since 2018, the Women in Law Award, and the Titan Silver Award for Business of the Year.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • By the second edition of our awards — which saw a stunning six of our accolades go to the cast and crew of Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter 4 — the Oscars still lacked a Best Stunt category.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That’s to say nothing of Conclave’s performances, art direction, costuming, and cinematography, all of which are worthy of commendation.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Catch up quick: Republicans wrested control of Hillsborough County from Democrats in 2022 and have leveraged that power to torpedo Pride commendations, slash affordable housing programs and more.
    Yacob Reyes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024

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