praise
noun
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
praised
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past participleof praise.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof praise.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
praisenounthe act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Example Sentences
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Also present were Luis Rosa and Luisa Collin, a couple who praised De La Cruz for her constituent services.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The chair of parliament's police committee, Ian Cameron, praised police for the swift arrests and called for a "strong, properly investigated case" to follow.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The congresswoman, who narrowly lost Michigan’s August Democratic primary to El-Sayed, praised Rogers’ support for investment in Black-owned businesses.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Efa Akutekha, a 35-year-old digital marketing producer with about 20,000 followers on TikTok, praised Raman’s work strengthening the city’s tenant protections and pushing for an expansion of L.A.’s unarmed crisis response teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Point is, though, that if something comes out of the search, their enterprise will be praised and they will be decorated and promoted.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
