applauded; applauding; applauds
: to express approval especially by clapping the hands
The audience applauded at the end of the performance.
1
: to express approval of : praise
I applaud her efforts to lose weight.
2
: to show approval of especially by clapping the hands
Spectators applauded the team.
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Examples of applaud in a Sentence
Everyone applauded the graduates as they entered the auditorium.
The audience stood and applauded her performance.
We applaud the decision to lower taxes.
I applaud their efforts to clean up the city, but they must do more.
Rather than being criticized for her honesty, she should be applauded for it.
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Lawyers representing the plaintiffs applauded the judge's decision.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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—Monica Eng, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The Harris-Walz campaign also applauded the outcome.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The German culture minister, Claudia Roth, applauded their speech.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Johnson applauds Harris' commitment to hire 14,000 behavioral health care workers in U.S. schools and warns of Trump's statements on withholding federal funding to schools that teach about the history of slavery.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The Harris-Walz campaign also applauded the outcome.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The German culture minister, Claudia Roth, applauded their speech.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Applaud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applaud. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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applaud
verb
ap·plaud
ə-ˈplȯd 
1
: praise sense 1, approve
applaud their efforts
2
: to show approval especially by clapping the hands
applauder
noun
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