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applauded

  • past participle
    of applaud.
    applaud
    verb (used without object)
    to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc..
  • past tense form
    of applaud.
    applaud
    verb (used without object)
    to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc..

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The Department of Angels, a fire victims group formed after the January 2025 blazes, applauded the county’s action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Splintering, fracturing and rampant "mini-lateralism" will only be applauded by Europe's adversaries, they believe.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the final session of parliament in July, MPs stood and applauded as the speaker of the house chanted repeatedly:

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Many in the audience laughed and applauded, when they should have gasped or moaned.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

“A money manager does not go from being a near nobody to being nearly universally applauded to being nearly universally vilified without some effect.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis