Verb The critics have acclaimed her performance. she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting Noun Her performance in the ballet earned her critical acclaim. She deserves acclaim for all her charitable works.
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Verb
Wolff is Swedish, and has published two novels and a book of short stories, all to acclaim.New York Times, 12 July 2022 At a time when European artists were considered the cultural contributors du jour, Tiffany became one of the first Americans to get acclaim abroad. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 June 2022 Publication instantly brought Adler the notice and acclaim that his novels and poetry and other literary enterprises would not receive for decades. Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Vangelis, who was born with the name Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, rose to worldwide acclaim for his Chariots Of Fire theme, a motivational piece of music that soon became inextricably linked to athletic feats in film and TV. Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Launched in 1998, the Malaga Film Festival first grabbed attention as a Spanish movie showcase and birthplace of a Spanish star system, TV actors walking a red carpet to acclaim from milling throngs. John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022 Fame and acclaim in America these days are cheap commodities, accorded more for media appearances than achievement. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2022 The song was a hit in 1977, but resurfaced to acclaim in 2020 when Nathan Apodaca of Idaho Falls, Idaho, posted an infectious clip of himself riding a skateboard to that tune. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022 Orquesta Akokán’s vibe has drawn comparisons to Buena Vista Social Club, a band who rode its brand of Cuban dance music to worldwide acclaim in the late 1990s. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022
Noun
Lewis’ story presents an incredible trajectory that went from a childhood in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green projects to global acclaim. Aaron Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Like Marissa Nadler, Laura has released several albums to strong acclaim. Daniel De Visé, SPIN, 13 Sep. 2022 The series, which launched its first two episodes on Sept. 2 to critical acclaim and 25 million global viewers, has come under fire by racist fans upset by the casting of actors of color in prominent roles. Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 Only Murders in the Building premiered on Hulu in August 2021 to much acclaim. Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 The singer signed his first major label record deal with Warner Music back in 1991, releasing his debut album T.E.V.I.N. to critical acclaim. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2022 And then publicizes their successes to enormous acclaim while disciplining failures with the postgame torture inflicted upon Mr. Hicks. Fay Vincent, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 This tabulates into a lot of scripts passing through the program, many of which have gone on to national and international acclaim. Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Cleveland City Council created the program to help people in desperate situations have some advocacy, to much acclaim.cleveland, 23 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
borrowed (with assimilation to claim entry 1) from Middle French & Latin; Middle French acclamer, borrowed from Latin acclāmāre "to shout (at or in reaction to), raise an outcry, shout approval," from ad-ad- + clāmāre "to shout" — more at claim entry 1