plaudit

[US]/'plɔːdɪt/
[UK]/ˈplɔdɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. applause; praise
Word Forms
Third Person Singularplaudits
Pluralplaudits

Phrases & Collocations

receive plaudits

earn plaudits

deserve plaudits

hearing plaudits

Example Sentences

They acknowledged the enthusiastic plaudits of the crowd.

the plaudits were beginning to outnumber the brickbats.

the plaudits for the winner died down.

a new play that opened to the plaudits of the critics.

the network has received plaudits for its sports coverage.

Within a month, Jacobs was working with Victor Roundtree, who, with Andre Rozier, trains him today. Eventually, the Starrett City Gym became his home and the plaudits started pouring in.

Real-world Examples

Businesses, keen for green plaudits, also leapt on the trend.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The plaudits came flooding in following her performances.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

Haidilao even won plaudits when it admitted that rats had been found in some kitchens and vowed to clean up its act.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Though most would consider Sir Paul the band's best musician (with an honourable mention for George Harrison), John Lennon typically gets the plaudits for writing.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She's already got a lot of sort of internal clout and plaudits through her role as campaign co-ordinator over the last few years.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

The judgement got the people's plaudit.

Source: Pan Pan

The singer has earned plaudits for her unique brand of " dystopian pop" and idiosyncratic fashion sense, as well as for her determination to expose Thailand's ills.

Source: The Economist Culture

It could also require a shift in attitudes towards workers who turn up while sick and potentially infectious, from plaudits for their diligence to scorn for their lack of consideration.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

In my phone calls and virtual meetings with foreign leaders and heads of international organizations, I have heard many times plaudits for China's fight against COVID-19 and contribution to the global COVID response.

Source: New Year’s Message from President Xi Jinping

I think that will certainly annoy some Labour activists and some people in Labour's liberal core, but it will win I think a lot of plaudits in Westminster.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

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