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Recent Examples of laureate
Carlos Barria | Reuters Nearly 80 Nobel laureates in chemistry, medicine, economics and physics signed a letter on Monday encouraging the Senate to oppose the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary.
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
The board currently includes nine Nobel laureates, many of them in physics, physiology or medicine.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Last week, 153 top Nobel Prize and World Food Prize laureates sounded an alarm about the dangerous consequences of the world’s current approach to climate action and food system change.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
All six of the 2016 American Nobel laureates in science and economics were immigrants.
—L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2017
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
The board currently includes nine Nobel laureates, many of them in physics, physiology or medicine.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Last week, 153 top Nobel Prize and World Food Prize laureates sounded an alarm about the dangerous consequences of the world’s current approach to climate action and food system change.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
All six of the 2016 American Nobel laureates in science and economics were immigrants.
—L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laureate
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During a commercial break, the Best Actor nominee saluted the strength of the Hollywood community and encouraged his fellow attendees to get out of their seats for an impromptu dance party.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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And when winning picture, Baker saluted the importance of independent film as the rest of the team still seemed stung with disbelief.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Mar. 2025
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Though neither track encapsulated the chart longevity of BTS’s massive hits, both were critically acclaimed for their bold production and widespread appeal.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, the film, which has won several international prizes, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and has been widely acclaimed by film critics groups.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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If this movie plays some small part in destigmatizing middle-aged female sexuality, that’s worth applauding.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Advocates for a death-row inmate in Louisiana have applauded a federal judge's decision to halt his execution using nitrogen gas.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The comedian, who co-starred in Next Friday and Friday After Next, went on to praise Cube for putting people on.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The gist: five previous winners of each category — Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress — are brought on stage to present and praise the nominees and announce the winner.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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When Google started to roll out passkeys in 2023, it was hailed as the end of the password.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Raj Ganguly, co-CEO of B Capital, hailed the Gulf state’s approach to artificial intelligence, and its support for the sector, as of particular interest.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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One bus transported detainees from Israel’s Ofer prison in the Occupied West Bank to Ramallah where cheering crowds had gathered to greet them.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the last slide was a video of her character Zöe, a bartender, dancing with a ketchup bottle with Moynahan and Bello cheering her on.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by a trip to South Africa in which Kendrick visited Nelson Mandela’s cell, the cautiously optimistic track extols the work of perseverance, citing previous Black struggles as evidence that the future is not foreclosed.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Armstrong Williams admirably extols the virtue of family and religion on these pages.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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Now, the first two episodes, which premiered on March 4, are being lauded by fans.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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But maybe it should be lauded for this architectural delight, instead.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laureate. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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