Applaud
Applaud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.
Lower
Lower verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.
Usage example: how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?
Both words in one sentence
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And promptly avert things; the squad with trained guns lower them and applaud, and while he's captive he's told he'd be kept comfortable, and is in no way actually restricted.
Source: They Would Cut You Up
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Lower and Applaud. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/applaud/lower
Applaud & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/applaud/lower>.
Lower or Applaud. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/applaud/lower.
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