laudation

noun

Definition of laudationnext
as in acclamation

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Recent Examples of laudation These are the bits that tugged my heartstrings the most, injecting an otherwise frenzied laudation with a deep sigh of relief. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018 But, this laudation from my fellow travelers is far from the only praise that the Cluci Travel Backpack has received; it's earned nearly 13,000 five-star ratings from Amazon shoppers. — Larry Stansbury, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudation
  1. acclamation
  2. acclaim
  3. award
  4. dedication
  5. prize
  6. panegyric
  7. decoration
  8. encomium
Noun
  • With no challengers present, delegates approved Flanagan’s endorsement by acclamation Saturday rather than ballots.
    — Twin Cities, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
  • The acclamation continued to build, and the Spanish auteur was overcome with gratitude — for a few moments.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of acclamation
Noun
  • The brand launched yesterday to quick acclaim, already featured on Moda Operandi and celebrated at a launch party hosted by Karen Elson with Iman in attendance.
    — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The idea is to help showcase films that received critical acclaim, but did not secure distribution or acquisition deals.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of acclaim
Noun
  • This Italian American eatery in Inman Park has won quite a few awards for its bar program, including the Michelin Guide’s coveted Exceptional Cocktails Award during 2023’s inaugural ceremony.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Messi is the current favorite to win the award with seven goals to lead the race, while Mbappé is one behind at six.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of award
Noun
  • Bishop Lawrence Sullivan invited the roughly 100 worshippers at the memorial’s dedication service to rise and pray.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The Cubs are honoring his unwavering dedication by permanently affixing his name to his Section 18 seats.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of dedication
Noun
  • No one won the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, or any of the Match 5 prizes.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • While these sachets are great for revival, the first prize is maintaining adequate hydration from the jump.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of prize
Noun
  • Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
  • The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Definition of panegyric
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  • People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.
    — Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
  • On Monday, June 29, multiple trucks were spotted outside the famous arena with workers loading equipment, grass and other decorations inside.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of decoration
Noun
  • In Italy, academics like Ettore Romagnoli organized an authoritarian spectacle to celebrate two millennia of Horace, the priest Vittorio Genovesi wrote encomiums to Italian imperial ambitions in Rome’s Mare Nostrum, and the Latinist Luigi Illuminati who penned an epic dedicated to Il Duce.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In this encomium to mindfulness, Wallace tells a tale of two fish swimming along, oblivious of the fact of water, the medium of their own existence.
    — Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of encomium

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“Laudation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudation. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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