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laudatory

[law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈlɔ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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The show’s nontraditional approach—a mix of clever analysis and laudatory commentary—has allowed it to nab high-profile interviews with executives, some of whom rarely speak to legacy media outlets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Conservative lawyers and pundits marked the occasion by publishing laudatory articles that had, to me, a distinctly valedictory feel to them.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026

This was enough to trigger a cascade of laudatory coverage of Kennedy for meeting the bare minimum of common sense.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2025

With the leadership mantle passing from the former president to his understudy, Mondale offered a laudatory summation of the Carter administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024

“I think that saying prayers before each mission is a very moral and highly laudatory procedure, sir,” he offered timidly, and waited.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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