public acclaim

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandacclaim

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public
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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acclaim
noun[U]
uk
/əˈkleɪm/us
/əˈkleɪm/
public approval ...
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(Definition ofpublicandacclaimfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpublic acclaim

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It took another forty to fifty years for applied physics to achieve the same level ofpublicacclaimthat chemists had long taken for granted.
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I salute those men all the more for their modesty because, unlike the soldiers who protect them, they do not receivepublicacclaim.
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However, if the management seekspublicacclaimfor financial success, it must be ready—and probably is ready—to take the blame for commercial failure.
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It is also most encouraging to hear the messages of hope and to hear the examples, few of which receive anypublicacclaimin our newspapers and mass media.
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Rosecrans did not receive all of thepublicacclaimhis campaign might have under different circumstances.
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His powerful expression of human angst has resulted in his simultaneously receiving widepublicacclaim and high censure from the orthodox and the political bigwigs.
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After a short period ofpublicacclaim, hundreds of scientists attempted to reproduce the effects but generally failed.
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The album received both critical andpublicacclaim.
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The building's architecture has received professional andpublicacclaim.
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It entered main line service later in 2008, to greatpublicacclaim.
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His theatre career spanning around 25 years won himpublicacclaim.
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The play garnered both critical andpublicacclaim.
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In recent years, many teaching achievements of the university have gainedpublicacclaim.
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Bacallao also was a dancer and his dances during their shows always garnered attention andpublicacclaim.
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It is especially with his later books that he won a greatpublicacclaim.
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The book received positive reviews from specialized media, and received considerablepublicacclaim, reaching sell fifty thousand copies in one day.
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All of them received highpublicacclaim.
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It has received criticalpublicacclaim.
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She performed many daring stunts and achieved greatpublicacclaimuntil 1929 when federal regulations on low flying and unsafe planes forced her and many other barnstormers into retirement.
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Eventually he found an opening with respectful wisdom-with-age type character parts with somepublicacclaim, but with these never again enjoyed the huge stardom of the 1930s and early 1940s.
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