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lauds

British  
/ lɔːdz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular or plural) RC Church the traditional morning prayer of the Western Church, constituting with matins the first of the seven canonical hours

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lauds

C14: see laud

Example Sentences

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Zechner lauds the company for “dogfooding” its own software—that is, using it to build its own internal systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Eduardo Sanchez lauds the company’s economic impact and is hesitant to criticize the smelter.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

LaRotta lauds “The Dreamy Side” for “establishing a lost historical connection in Chicano culture,” and Molina wanted his new book to “fill the void,” insisting, “what they began in the ’50s, it stayed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

A post on Morningstar’s website lauds the fund for its “time-tested approach and accomplished lead manager.”

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

When Hawick he passed, had curfew rung, Now midnight lauds were in Melrose sung.

From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various

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