as in applause
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for
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as in gushes
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her
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as in huffs
to talk loudly and wildly
a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill
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The clearly excited audience at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital showered the band with much applause, loud cheers and many screams.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025 -
The dissolve to a commercial break a moment later was silent, with no applause; the discourse the following week was predictably berserk.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Those fans saluted him with a standing ovation Thursday, accompanied by a jumbotron tribute video despite Jordan’s tongue-in-cheek insistence that Caldwell-Pope should be treated with hostility.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
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The next day, an audience in Park City saw Slava, Anya and Andrey’s lives on the big screen and gave the film an eight-minute standing ovation, a moving show of warmth, love and recognition for not only Ukraine, but for the art that these Ukrainian visitors had brought to the world.—
Brendan Bellomo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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Additional posts include great praise for Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party—fascinations that West has reportedly held for years.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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The performer has repeatedly voiced praise for Hitler in the past, including in a 2022 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Raves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raves. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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