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acclaim

[uh-kleym] / əˈkleɪm /




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So when the 21-year-old took the acclaim of an ecstatic Emirates Arena crowd after being announced as the Glasgow 2026 all-around champion, it was all he had ever dreamed of and so much more.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Despite the acclaim his Birmingham restaurant The Wilderness commands, Claridge says the reality behind the kitchen doors is one of soaring costs, shrinking margins and constant uncertainty.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Turkish-made drones earned international acclaim after Ukraine used them to blow up columns of invading Russian military vehicles in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

The idea is to help showcase films that received critical acclaim, but did not secure distribution or acquisition deals.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

They stepped forward to save lives and relieve suffering, and did so without thought of receiving individual acclaim.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

When Mr. Marx acclaims “Old Town Road” as an “incredible homegrown feat,” he praises what he damns elsewhere as the second sickness of our age.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

In a review headlined “Flaunting It,” New York Times book critic Christopher Lehmann-Haupt wrote, “George Lois may be nearly as great a genius of mass communication as he acclaims himself to be.”

From Washington Post Nov. 21, 2022

There are countless ways to get B’s and C’s without building the “creativity, leadership and teamwork skills” that Mr. Grant rightly acclaims.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2018

Each midwinter Science acclaims outstanding workers in schools, factories and offices by means of medals, prizes, publicity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Walls, windows, streets, each edifice and pillar Seemed as a living mass; and waving hands And loud acclaims filled the astonished air.

From Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts by Jane Alice Sargant

It boasts an acclaimed healthcare system, loads of cultural activities, pro sports teams and a convenient international airport, and its home prices are far below those in most cities with comparable amenities.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Madonna has paid tribute to her longtime friend and acclaimed music producer William Orbit, who died last month at the age of 69.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The service benefits from Warner films, cartoons and HBO’s critically acclaimed original content including “Euphoria,” “Hacks,” “The Gilded Age” and “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” which debuted earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

When Netflix announced the first-ever Chef’s Table Food Festival, bringing 70 internationally acclaimed chefs to Park City for four days of dinners, demonstrations and excursions, I felt something between excitement and apprehension.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

Eight months earlier, in February 1992, the man who was the author of the internationally acclaimed Roots passed away suddenly in the middle of the night.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

We're All Alone In This Together has been widely praised, with The Guardian acclaiming it as "an eerie, anguished triumph".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2021

Pundits worldwide were united in acclaiming it as one of the best England performances of all time, if not the very best.

From Reuters Nov. 2, 2019

But that had not prevented others from acclaiming him as a hero.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2018

As the debate about our slatternly disposal of plastics was raging down on Earth we were all acclaiming a fresh addition to the garbage dump swirling above us in space.

From The Guardian Feb. 10, 2018

It was the people returning from the races, acclaiming the victor.

From Sónnica by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez




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