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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.

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Etymology

Origin of lauded

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


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The prime minister said the digital news provider should be lauded for consistently championing "democracy, human rights" and the UK's role on the world stage since it was launched in 1986.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

They have been lauded for helping assure savers’ investments match their risk tolerance and proximity to retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Patel angrily rejected the allegations during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and lauded the FBI's record in reducing violent crime, fighting drug trafficking and prosecuting fraud.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Which is perhaps why I was so susceptible to a piece of nutritional wisdom I first encountered in the lauded medical halls of Pinterest.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

In his keynote speech, General Electric research chief W. D. Coolidge lauded Ernest’s “boldness and faith and persistence to a degree rarely matched.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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