fulsome praise

Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words

A large amount of praise, often expressed in a way that is not sincere.

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  • The CEO lavished fulsome praise on the team after the launch, though some felt it was performative.
  • In her acceptance speech, she offered fulsome praise to her mentors and colleagues.
  • Not everyone was convinced by the minister’s fulsome praise of the policy he had opposed last year.
  • The review opens with fulsome praise, but ends with a sharp critique.
  • He was embarrassed by the fulsome praise he received on social media.
  • The committee’s report contains fulsome praise for the contractor’s “innovative approach.”
  • She tempered her fulsome praise with a reminder that the work isn’t finished yet.
  • After a week of fulsome praise, the press began asking tougher questions.
  • Their email was so full of fulsome praise that it sounded almost sarcastic.
  • Even critics offered fulsome praise when the orchestra reached its stirring finale.