laud
lawd
- v praise, glorify, or honor
- The reporter was lauded by the community for exposing the scam and unearthing the drug cartel.
- Publishers, not surprisingly, laud the award as prestigious and important because of the attention it brings, although some critics argue that larger publishers have an advantage .
- To wit: in 1971, PTI headlined its review of his 1940s-inspired designs "Yves Saint Debacle," only to laud his revolutionary "Ballets Russes" collection five years later as "The .