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laudatory

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


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As an “American Masters” production, Peabody Award-winner Rita Coburn’s nearly two-hour documentary has an assignment: Begin at laudatory, end at ecstatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

Previously used by detractors to throw shade at how she speaks, the clips have been endlessly remixed into laudatory TikTok videos, X memes and Etsy merch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 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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