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acclaim

[uh-kleym] / əˈkleɪm /




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The SUV, assembled in the company’s home country of South Korea, has garnered critical acclaim since its introduction in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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

Both won critical acclaim and, to a degree, commercial success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Ardern won international acclaim for her handling of the pandemic, although her popularity in New Zealand had soured in the months before she stood down from politics in January 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

A Trip to the Moon, Melies’ most famous film, followed a group of explorers as they went to the moon, fought the moon men, and returned home with a captive, to great acclaim.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick