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accolade

[ak-uh-leyd, -lahd] / ˈæk əˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd /
NOUN
strong praise, recognition of achievement
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After winning multiple trophies earlier this year at the Grammys, including album of the year for “Débi Tirar Más Fotos,” he can add another accolade: Emmy winner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

A second Ballon d'Or does not seem out of reach, although he has perhaps not played enough club football to make him the favourite for the individual accolade in a stacked field.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

But for range and ambition, John Dos Passos’ three-volume magnum opus makes a claim to the accolade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

At the ceremony itself, Lionel Ritchie accepted the Mobo's first-ever lifetime achievement accolade on stage with Tina Turner.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

You had to be rude at least sometimes and edgy often to be credited with “personality,” and without that accolade no one at Devon could be anyone.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

Starring as one of the leads in FX’s “The Americans” surely earned Keri Russell an abundance of accolades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

If industry accolades and positive responses aren’t a measure of success, one can surmise that Netflix no longer cares if its users enjoy what they’re watching, only that they keep watching.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Winn had repeatedly claimed The Salt Path was the first book she had written, and which she won a number of accolades for, including a £10,000 prize for a debut novelist or non-fiction writer.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

In fact, Zhu shored up state power instead of letting it go but the comparison rang true in one respect: Like the Soviet leader, Zhu often won more accolades overseas than at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“There are no accolades for the unworthy,” Faraday said.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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