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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
applaud .
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Examples
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What was formerly applauded is now voted down on a website whose connections to the Obama administration are well known.
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We again applauded the staff of The Children's Hospital.
Jack's Story 2010
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Goodell once again applauded the city and region for its efforts to bring the Saints back, but stopped short of saying anything definitive about the long-term future of the team in the city.
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Record studios and labels applauded OneBox for steering music lovers toward places to buy or listen to music legitimately instead of links to websites where pirated music is shared.
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Record studios and labels applauded OneBox for steering music lovers toward places to buy or listen to music legitimately instead of links to websites where pirated music is shared.
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Supporters of the idea applauded the concept as providing greater access to the polls.
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A Today Show poll found that 52% of respondents "applauded" Ms. Obama's efforts.
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Huston has commented that aging in America is not exactly an "applauded" process; but, she says, "you have to take it all with a grain of salt."
Lesley M. M. Blume: 6 Of The World's Most Beautiful Older Women (PHOTOS) 2009
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates "applauded" Uribe's action, and when asked if US intelligence supported it said: "Well, I would just say that we are very supportive."
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates "applauded" Uribe's action, and when asked if US intelligence supported it said: "Well, I would just say that we are very supportive."
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