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ovation

noun as in clapping and cheers

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The game’s honored veteran was 100-year-old World War II vet Jimmy Hernandez, and the standing ovation was one of the night’s loudest.

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Badenoch received a standing ovation from Tory activists in Manchester as she declared: "That is how we will help achieve the dream of home ownership for millions."

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Upon his return Tuesday, the host was greeted with a standing ovation by his studio audience.

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Naja Lyberth, who was one of the first of the Inuit Greenlanders to speak out about what happened, received a standing ovation as she addressed Wednesday's event.

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Kimmel was greeted by the studio audience with a long standing ovation and chants of “Jimmy.”

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