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The officer, Eugene Goodman, had already been commended for leading rioters away from the Senate chamber as it was being evacuated, an act of heroism documented on a reporter’s cellphone and widely circulated.
HOUSE IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS EMPHASIZE THE DANGER TO PENCE AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS IN HARROWING RETELLING OF JAN. 6 ATTACKAMY GARDNER, KAROUN DEMIRJIAN, FELICIA SONMEZ, PAUL KANEFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOn the eve of Republic Day, president Ram Nath Kovind also commended the economy for recovering quickly after lockdown restrictions were lifted in phases.
INDIA HOPES FOR A V-SHAPED RECOVERY, BUT WILL IT GIVE THE UNEMPLOYED THEIR CAREERS BACK?AAREFA JOHARIFEBRUARY 3, 2021QUARTZWhether it stems from opportunism or sheer ambition, the Blue Jays should be commended for extending themselves to give their fans a title contender in 2021 and well into the future.
THE BLUE JAYS GAMBLE ON GEORGE SPRINGER, HOPING TO GO FROM A GOOD TEAM TO A GREAT ONEDAVE SHEININJANUARY 20, 2021WASHINGTON POSTStill, author Kyl Myers should be commended for not throwing in the towel with hurricane force.
RAISING A CHILD WITHOUT A GENDERTERRI SCHLICHENMEYERJANUARY 14, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEI definitely commend all the girls, all of us, for stepping up and standing up, even though there could have been consequences.
WNBA PLAYERS HELPED OUST KELLY LOEFFLER FROM THE SENATE. WILL SHE LAST IN THE LEAGUE?CANDACE BUCKNERJANUARY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSarah Kate Ellis, CEO of the LGBTQ media watchdog GLAAD, commended the Democrats for their apparent shared win in a statement.
DEMS WIN IN GEORGIA, OUST REPUBLICAN WHO INTRODUCED ANTI-TRANS BILLCHRIS JOHNSONJANUARY 6, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEMcLaurin first appeared on the injury report in Week 11, and Rivera recently commended him for playing through pain.
WASHINGTON FOOTBALL PREVIEW: RON RIVERA’S CAROLINA REUNION SECONDARY TO PLAYOFF PUSHNICKI JHABVALA, SAM FORTIERDECEMBER 26, 2020WASHINGTON POSTSpeaking as a Russian and also as one who has travelled all over the world, I say, commend me to England for comfort.
THE EVERLASTING ARMSJOSEPH HOCKINGThey neither approve nor disapprove, commend or condemn, till they have consulted his looks and his countenance.
THE 'CHARACTERS' OF JEAN DE LA BRUYREJEAN DE LA BRUYRECycling does not appear to commend itself greatly to the Spanish idea of recreation.
SPANISH LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRYL. HIGGIN AND EUGNE E. STREETWORDS RELATED TO COMMEND
- acclaim
- adulate
- applaud
- butter up
- cajole
- celebrate
- charm
- cheer
- commemorate
- commend
- congratulate
- endorse
- eulogize
- exalt
- extol
- fawn upon
- felicitate
- give bouquet
- glorify
- hail
- hand it to
- honor
- ingratiate oneself with
- kudize
- laud
- magnify
- make much of
- panegyrize
- pat on the back
- pay respects
- pay tribute to
- please
- puff up
- recommend
- roose
- salute
- sanction
- satisfy
- sing praises of
- soothe
- speak highly of
- take off hat to
- toast
- trade last
- wish joy to
- worship
- acclaiming
- adulating
- applauding
- buttering up
- cajoling
- celebrating
- charming
- cheering
- commemorating
- commending
- congratulating
- endorsing
- eulogizing
- exalting
- extolling
- fawning upon
- felicitating
- giving bouquet
- glorifying
- hailing
- handing it to
- honoring
- ingratiating oneself with
- kudizing
- lauding
- magnifying
- making much of
- panegyrizing
- patting on the back
- paying respects
- paying tribute to
- pleasing
- puffing up
- recommending
- roosing
- saluting
- sanctioning
- satisfying
- singing praises of
- soothing
- speaking highly of
- taking off hat to
- toasting
- trade last
- wishing joy to
- worshipping
- abet
- accept
- advocate
- aid
- applaud
- approbate
- back
- bear with
- champion
- commend
- condone
- confirm
- cope
- encourage
- endorse
- favor
- get behind
- give green light
- give stamp of approval
- give the nod
- go along with
- go for
- grin and bear it
- handle
- help
- hold with
- invite
- live with
- nod at
- okay
- put John Hancock on
- put up with
- sanction
- sign off on
- sit still for
- smile on
- stand for
- stomach something
- swallow
- thumbs-up
- uphold
- abetted
- accepted
- advocated
- aided
- applauded
- approbated
- backed
- bore with
- championed
- commended
- condoned
- confirmed
- coped
- encouraged
- endorsed
- favored
- gave green light
- gave stamp of approval
- gave the nod
- got behind
- grinned and bore it
- handled
- held with
- helped
- invited
- lived with
- nod at
- okayed
- put John Hancock on
- put up with
- sanctioned
- sat still for
- signed off on
- smiled on
- stomach something
- stood for
- swallowed
- thumbed up
- upheld
- went along with
- went for
- accredit
- advocate
- affirm
- approve
- attest
- authenticate
- back
- back up
- bless
- boost
- certify
- champion
- commend
- confirm
- countenance
- defend
- favor
- give a boost to
- give green light
- give one's word
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- go along with
- go to bat for
- go with
- guarantee
- lend one's name to
- okay
- praise
- push
- ratify
- recommend
- rubber-stamp
- sanction
- second
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stump for
- subscribe to
- sustain
- underwrite
- uphold
- vouch for
- warrant
- witness
- accredits
- advocates
- affirms
- approves
- attests
- authenticates
- back up
- backs
- blesses
- boosts
- certifies
- champions
- commends
- confirms
- countenances
- defends
- favors
- gives a boost to
- gives green light
- gives one's word
- gives the go-ahead
- gives the nod
- goes along with
- goes to bats for
- goes with
- guarantees
- lends one's name to
- o.k.'s
- praises
- pushes
- ratifies
- recommends
- rubber-stamps
- sanctions
- seconds
- stands behind
- stands up for
- stump for
- subscribes to
- sustains
- underwrites
- upholds
- vouch for
- warrants
- witnesses
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