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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
plaudits
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
win
▪ But Mr Clinton will win plaudits from most economists if he carries through plans to cut the budget deficit.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Albright won plaudits for her tough stance on terrorism.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But Mr Clinton will win plaudits from most economists if he carries through plans to cut the budget deficit.
▪ For the next four years it drew critical plaudits and large audiences everywhere it was shown.
▪ Gaunt raised his hand as if welcoming the plaudits of the crowd.
▪ Never mind the plaudits of friends.
▪ She had received the plaudits with becoming modesty, of course.
▪ The conductor deserved plaudits for substituting the Kodaly dances for an originally slated Mendelssohn overture.
Wiktionary
plaudits

n. (context often used in plural English) (plural of plaudit English)

WordNet
plaudits

n. enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: acclaim, acclamation, plaudit, eclat]

Usage examples of "plaudits".

The plaudits were nearly as wild as those that had greeted the Battlemaster.

Medor, Ayfa, Galbor Redcap, Skathe, Nukalavee the Skinless, Tetrol Bonecrusher, Bles Four-Fang, Betularn of the White Hand, and finally Sharn-Mes all accepted plaudits and stood down unchallenged.

He had de­cided not to report the young officer and had modestly accepted his colleagues’ plaudits for the remarkable recov­ery.

Bill Casey was con­gratulated by the Oval Office and passed the plaudits on to Carey Jordan.

Of these, half a score reached the castle to receive the plaudits of their companions.