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• v  express approval of
• s  full of or giving praise

• More than any teacher or workshop, Blackwell says, "parents can play a critical role in conveying this message to their children by praising their effort, strategy and progress .
• And to people who feel the Administration chooses gut (and spin) over facts, his acerbic speech "praising" the President at the White House correspondents' dinner became pop legend.
• Plait is a born skeptic his blog regularly battles the misuses of science in daily life, in addition to praising the wonders of legitimate research.

• praise
• laudatory
• praiseful

• criticize

News & Articles

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• Thousands still without power in wake of storm
  Gov. Pat McCrory is praising first responders for their swift response to powerful thunderstorms that swept across North Carolina, killing three people and leaving thousands without power.
  June 14, 2013 - FOX Carolina
• NC Gov. Pat McCrory cheers on UNC energy savings
  Gov. Pat McCrory is praising a University of North Carolina system energy efficiency initiative estimated to save $25 million.
  June 14, 2013 - FOX Carolina
• John DiStaso's Granite Status New pro-Ayotte ad on immigration reform former NHGOP chair says she should 'stand on her ...
  As two pro-immigration reform groups jointly sponsor a new TV ad praising Sen. Kelly Ayotte, former state GOP Chair Jack Kimball blasts out an Granite State Patriots Liberty PAC email Friday making his views on what he called ?the Amnesty Bill? clear.
  June 14, 2013 - New Hampshire Union Leader

Quotes

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• President Bush in Washington Post
  It's our way of expressing our personal faith and at the same time urging societies to feel comfortable with and confident in saying to their people, `If you feel like praising God, you're allowed to do so in any way you see fit,'said Bush,...
• John Malkovich in FOXNews
  You hate to sort of just sit around praising people. It sounds like, I don't know, you're running for office. But I think for most actors, they're sort of dream people to work for,Malkovich says. "They're highly accomplished, very nice,...
• Harry Reid in USA Today
  First of all, the vice president issues this very terse statement praising Libby for all the great things he's done,Reid said.