applaudable
Americanadjective
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Origin of applaudable
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Which is applaudable but not a future theatrical business model.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The game sold 1.5 million copies, which is perfectly applaudable for a debut title from a new studio for a franchise with a completely unknown name.
From Forbes ● Apr. 24, 2013
Hernandez’s determination to understand the nature of this beast is applaudable.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2012
He will value ceremony, but rather for its comeliness than for its utility, as one esteeming the lily, say, to be a more applaudable bulb than the onion.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by Cabell, James Branch
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