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acclaim

[uh-kleym] / əˈkleɪm /




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Turkish-made drones earned international acclaim after Ukraine used them to blow up columns of invading Russian military vehicles in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, for all of the paper’s popular acclaim, many fellow scientists say “Wedges” missed its target.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

She felt even better as Freud’s portraits of her gained increasing acclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

For some, it can lead to awards season acclaim.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Over the decades, without much acclaim beyond his community and the world of high school theater, Volpe has transformed lives, thousands of them.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

When Mr. Marx acclaims “Old Town Road” as an “incredible homegrown feat,” he praises what he damns elsewhere as the second sickness of our age.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

In a review headlined “Flaunting It,” New York Times book critic Christopher Lehmann-Haupt wrote, “George Lois may be nearly as great a genius of mass communication as he acclaims himself to be.”

From Washington Post Nov. 21, 2022

There are countless ways to get B’s and C’s without building the “creativity, leadership and teamwork skills” that Mr. Grant rightly acclaims.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2018

Robert Ortner, chief economist for the Commerce Department, acclaims the present restructuring efforts of corporate America as "amazing."

From Time Magazine Archive

Those five last comers would represent the multitude, the great concourse of people which follows sovereigns and acclaims them.

From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

Wilson -- behind an acclaimed translation which Nolan has praised -- generated headlines this week after penning a scathing critique of his screenplay.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Munro was a writer acclaimed for her ability to turn ordinary life into storytelling art.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Designed by acclaimed architecture firm Olson Kundig, the 2,900-square-foot residence features two bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, floor-to-ceiling glass walls, and a spacious terrace overlooking the Hollywood Hills.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Their relationship reportedly inspired some of the tracks on Swift's acclaimed album, The Tortured Poets Department.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Claytor’s dissertation topic, regarding point-set topology, delighted the Penn faculty and was acclaimed by the mathematical world as a significant advance in the field.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

We're All Alone In This Together has been widely praised, with The Guardian acclaiming it as "an eerie, anguished triumph".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2021

Pundits worldwide were united in acclaiming it as one of the best England performances of all time, if not the very best.

From Reuters Nov. 2, 2019

But that had not prevented others from acclaiming him as a hero.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2018

But no one is loudly acclaiming you for it.

From The Guardian Sep. 6, 2016

Such was the ecstasy of his feelings that it seemed as if the whole earth, the whole universe were acclaiming his happiness.

From The Way of the Strong by Cullum, Ridgwell




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