Synonym: acclaim, approve, cheer, clap, hail, praise. Similar words: plaudits, cum laude, apply, apple, grapple, apply for, apply to, appliance. Meaning: [ə'plɔːd] 
v. 1. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval 2. express approval of.
v. 1. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval 2. express approval of. 
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(1) The conference rose to applaud the speaker.
(2) He started to applaud and the others joined in.
(3) You should have heard the audience applaud - the noise was fantastic.
(4) Thinking people on both sides will applaud this book.
(5) I applaud her for having the courage to refuse.
(6) I applaud the decision to install more security cameras.
(7) The audience rose as one man to applaud the singers.
(8) We applaud the family's decision to remain silent over the issue.
(9) We applaud her decision.
(10) I applaud your decision.
(11) The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses(sentencedict.com), but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices.
(12) Every person stood to applaud his unforgettable act of courage.
(13) What could one do but applaud his decision?
(14) We applaud the company's efforts to improve safety.
(15) The audience perked up. People started to applaud.
(16) We all applaud and drink to reunion.
(17) We applaud this kind of person when they climb mountains, cross deserts, sail oceans and survive against incredible odds.
(18) I applaud their efforts, and I'm with them all the way.
(19) But I still have to applaud this counterattack against tobacco's smoky glamour.
(20) Mr Salmon then, quite illogically, goes on to applaud the presence of overseas players in League One.
(21) In particular,(sentencedict.com) we should applaud the efforts of Tom McHugh and the Parking Section in their very important revenue gathering work.
(22) Other regulators seemed likely to applaud the proposal for making more transparent the often murky world of derivatives.
(23) I applaud the decision of my local council to install cameras around the centre.
(24) If that were all, I'd applaud it as a wise and public-spirited action and I hope it starts a trend.
(25) The people applaud politely when speakers lash out at Gov.
(26) Blacks and whites stood shoulder to shoulder in the stands to applaud.
(27) But it was when public executions took place that Charles-Henri's skills brought the crowds to watch and applaud.
(28) I dislike the acts who hang on to the curtains, dripping sweat and beg you to applaud their efforts.
(29) Only the rattle of the trolleys, bringing in the starters, broke the spell, and everyone began to applaud.
(30) For a moment, he wanted the boy to share his amusement, to applaud his marksmanship.
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