Applaud and Like

Applaud

Applaud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Like and applaud are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Applaud".

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Applaud and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Applaud" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

work	applaud work	like work
guy	applaud guy	like guy
men	applaud men	like men
fact	applaud fact	like fact
Other words: way, film, war, anyone, kids, whom.

Some of them more enthusiastically than others, and some won't applaud, but you still see good sportmanship from characters you wouldn't expect like Wario, King Dedede or Ganondorf.

Source: Graceful Loser
Julian: All those old radio shows like Jack Benny, they all had these crazy characters who'd come crashing in, and everybody would laugh, and...and applaud.

Source: Plucky Comic Relief
In Super Smash Bros., most characters applaud politely or enthusiastically at the winning player, up and including ruthless villains like Ganondorf.

Source: Sore Loser

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