Usually means: Praise expressed in formal speech.
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Similar:
eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean, praise, laudation, commend, commendatory, lauding, citation, more...

Opposite:
denunciation, denigration, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory

Types:
eulogy, panegyric, homage, tribute, more...

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Adjectives:
high, such, mock, warm, paradoxical, long, general, splendid, extravagant, enthusiastic, famous

Crossword clues:
laudatory lines

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