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acclaim

[uh-kleym] / əˈkleɪm /




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Although she had already received a good deal of acclaim, O’Keeffe had begun to feel oppressed by her life in New York with her husband, the pioneering photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Ken Kwapis, a TV veteran and director of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” making his first documentary, creates an insightful, empathetic portrait of their unlikely trajectory to cult acclaim.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

He wheeled away after the ball hit the back of the Celtic net, saluting the fans, applauding their support as he drank in the acclaim.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

In December 1931, they colluded with the Turks to prevent Abdulmejid from attending a global summit of Muslim leaders in Jerusalem, where his foreign supporters had planned to acclaim him caliph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The punishment consisted in being thrown into the water three times from the mainmast tree, and his comrades used to acclaim each belly-flopper with a cheer.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White