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accolade

[ak-uh-leyd, -lahd] / ˈæk əˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd /
NOUN
strong praise, recognition of achievement
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He deserves every accolade for what he built financially.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Not that stars tell us much: A Journal study in 2017 showed that five-star funds often regress to being just average after winning the accolade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It is the second year running the 22-year-old has received the best player accolade.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The Directors Guild of America awarded him with its best theatrical feature accolade, all but securing his Oscar frontrunner status.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

What a fine accolade for his legend, Lazlo thought with a twinge of bitterness: Thyon Nero, deliverer from shadow.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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