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Synonyms
acclaim, accredit, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout
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Google works hard to protect user data and the company has applauded some privacy legislation in recent years. — Los Angeles Times, "Google and other tech firms seek to weaken landmark California data-privacy law," 4 Sep. 2019 Though people who favor reducing incarceration have applauded the programs, the police have vehemently opposed them in gun cases. — Ali Watkins, New York Times, "As Shootings Spike in Brooklyn, N.Y.P.D. and Prosecutors Collide," 8 Aug. 2019 Humanitarian groups have applauded Colombia’s approach. — Washington Post, "Colombia grants citizenship to 24,000 babies born to Venezuelan mothers," 5 Aug. 2019 Many economists have applauded President Donald Trump's desire to make Corporate America more competitive by lowering corporate taxes. — Matt Egan, CNN, "The economy isn't broken, but Washington sure is trying to fix it," 23 July 2019 Whether this is the case or not, the audience consensus has been that Luke P. is awful, and Brown’s handling of the situation has been rightly applauded. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "‘I have had sex, and Jesus still loves me’ wins ‘Bachelorette’ argument," 18 July 2019 But since then, fans have applauded her goofy nature and ability to speak her mind. — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, "'Bachelorette' Hannah Brown would be 'miserable' dating Luke P., alum Rachel Lindsay says," 26 June 2019 The National Rifle Association has applauded Kavanaugh’s nomination to the bench. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "Kavanaugh confirmation hearing likely to focus on abortion, gun rights and more," 31 Aug. 2018 But Cardtronics, a large retail automated teller machine network whose ATMs are found in places like CVS, Walgreens and Speedway, was quick to applaud Tauchen’s bill. — Paul Gores, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Proposed Wisconsin law would force retail stores to accept cash," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'applaud.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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