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.