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• n  an expression of approval and commendation
  he always appreciated praise for his work
• n  offering words of homage as an act of worship
  they sang a hymn of praise to God
• v  express approval of
  The parents praised their children for their academic performance

• How the rampant sucking up to the famous has undermined the language of private praise.
• The paper won praise for reporting, such as its investigation into the 1998 Swissair Flight 111 crash.
• If you use praise as a motivator, you get an increase in performance.

• congratulations
• kudos
• extolment

• criticize

News & Articles

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• Let us now praise James Agee, again
  A newly discovered manuscript gives insight to his rejected masterwork by Wyatt Williams The story of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men's path to publishing, however you might regard it, is perhaps one of the great tales of questionable editorial taste. James Agee, a young and ambitious writer, took an assignment from Fortune magazine to spend time with and write about poor white sharecroppers in the ...
  June 12, 2013 - Creative Loafing Atlanta
• Praise for Habana after another match-winning display
  By Mark Gleeson DURBAN (Reuters) - Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer led a chorus of praise on Sunday for experienced winger Bryan Habana, who underlined his world class qualities with two game-winning moves as South Africa beat Italy 44-10 in their test in Durban on Saturday. Habana, who turns 30 on Wednesday, won the man-of-the-match award after setting up an early try for centre JJ Engelbrecht ...
  June 9, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Rugby-Praise for Habana after another match-winning display
  By Mark Gleeson DURBAN, June 9 (Reuters) - Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer led a chorus of praise on Sunday for experienced winger Bryan Habana, who underlined his world class qualities with two game-winning moves as South Africa beat Italy 44-10 in their test in Durban on Saturday. Habana, who turns 30 on Wednesday, won the man-of-the-match award after setting up an early try for centre JJ ...
  June 9, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• John McCain in FOXNews
  I don't defend her. I praise her. She is exactly what Washington needs,McCain said.
• Nancy Pelosi in CBS News
  Pelosi stated in a press conference Thursday that she thought the resolution was unnecessary, although representatives may "express their sympathy or their praise any time that they wish."
• Gordon Brown in guardian.co.uk
  I hope Susan Boyle is OK because she is a really, really nice person and I think she will do well,Brown added. "I spoke to Simon Cowell last night and to Piers Morgan and wanted to be sure that she was OK but also to praise [winning dance...