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acclaim

[uh-kleym] / əˈkleɪm /




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Alito is enjoying his moment of acclaim as the voice of the conservative legal movement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The story of Donny Dunn, a comedian and barman who becomes the target of a stalker, it too won critical acclaim and was swiftly commissioned as a series by Netflix.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Monkey See Monkey Do won critical acclaim and was a turning point in Gadd's career.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"Hacks" hit HBO Max in May 2021 to widespread critical acclaim.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The instant and worldwide acclaim that greeted the birth of Der Rosenkavalier in 1911 seemed to underline the two-hundred-year Austro-German dominance of classical music that had begun with J. S. Bach.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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