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• present tense form of laud (3rd person singular).

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

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Etymology

Origin of lauds

C14: see _laud

Example Sentences

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

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

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

But although Wolinetz lauds the report’s “bold vision,” she disagrees that an entirely new institute is the best mechanism.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 4, 2024

Is it proper for the president of the choir to wear the alb and cincture during the recitation of the office of the dead—the matins and lauds?

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by

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