: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
Greenfeld is best known as a journalist, the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction …—
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The streamer has greenlit additional episodes that will eventually wrap the acclaimed sci-fi epic from David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The film is an expansion of the acclaimed 2020 short of the same name, directed by Newton and written by and starring Fowler.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2024
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The film is an expansion of the acclaimed 2020 short of the same name, directed by Newton and written by and starring Fowler.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2024
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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