as in favorable
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expressing or containing praise
a laudatory biography The play received mostly laudatory reviews.
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Recent Examples of laudatory
But the path down memory lane is twisted, and while trying to debunk the many laudatory myths that have grown up around him, Fife’s deteriorating mind just ends up creating more, a contradiction that Schrader conveys with a whole armory of experimental visual flourishes.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
But these laudatory aims will ultimately be overwhelmed by rigid adherence to grand-strategic primacy, by which the United States, seeking to dominate each region permanently, fuels intense security competition with rising or assertive powers.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2021
Rufo should know this, at which point someone who caucuses with the right should be pleased to keep his own, frequently laudatory views (there’s much that’s disagreeable about DEI, ESG and other acronyms) separate from government force at all levels.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The impulse to cater to such instincts is laudatory and a little beside the point.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
But these laudatory aims will ultimately be overwhelmed by rigid adherence to grand-strategic primacy, by which the United States, seeking to dominate each region permanently, fuels intense security competition with rising or assertive powers.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2021
Rufo should know this, at which point someone who caucuses with the right should be pleased to keep his own, frequently laudatory views (there’s much that’s disagreeable about DEI, ESG and other acronyms) separate from government force at all levels.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The impulse to cater to such instincts is laudatory and a little beside the point.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudatory
Adjective
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Around nine in ten Catholics who identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party have a favorable view of him, compared to 63 percent of Catholics who identify with or lean toward the Republican Party.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the most favorable conditions for singles who are actively dating.—
Fernanda Galan,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Reviews since have been mostly positive, though PetaPixel wasn't able to recommend.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2025
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Information on Bifidobacterium content was available in 1,121 colorectal cancer cases — nearly one-third of which tested positive for the bacterium, while the remainder tested negative.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Likewise, Hollywood stars were adored in hagiographic terms.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Recording a song for the hagiographic Ronald Reagan movie but not his own biopic?—
Chris Stanton,
Vulture,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Laudatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudatory. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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