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lauded

[law-did] / ˈlɔ dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
acclaimed
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ADJECTIVE
flattered
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As the play opens he is returning to Rome as a lauded hero, having led the city’s forces in vanquishing the Goths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Woods has often been lauded for his comebacks from injury which have fed his remarkable reputation, but Woodland has achieved his with a grace that has always seemed beyond his near namesake.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani recently lauded the interception rate as "exceeding expectations".

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

But Tirel, once lauded as “King of the Butter Boys,” is struggling too.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In his keynote speech, General Electric research chief W. D. Coolidge lauded Ernest’s “boldness and faith and persistence to a degree rarely matched.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik