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  • past tense form of laud.
  • past participle of laud.
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lauded

American  
[law-did] / ˈlɔ dɪd /

adjective

  1. praised or extolled; spoken highly of.

    This issue of the lauded literary magazine Seedlings gathers fiction, poetry, and essays by 30 of today’s most innovative writers.


verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of laud.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of lauded

laud ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Damon is the simplest and most reliable vehicle to tell us about a complicated man, as the highly lauded translator Emily Wilson describes Odysseus.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

At this stage in his lauded career, Bardem is interested only in roles that explore “contradictions with an underlying humanity.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The defeat was Hearts' first at home in 15 months and supporters can be forgiven for expecting more from a side assembled with the aid of lauded recruitment tool Jamestown Analytics.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Davidson’s Gil Luria recently lauded the company’s Copilot AI assistant for its ability to meet demand for an “orchestration layer” below frontier models.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The crime was sensationalized by the local media, which lauded the police and prosecutor for coming to the aid of a defenseless infant.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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