réclame

noun

rā-ˈkläm How to pronounce réclame (audio)
Definition of réclamenext
1
as in applause
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval one of those rare films that are the recipient of both critical and popular réclame

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2
as in acclaim
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement the great réclame that the novelist enjoyed in his lifetime soon faded after his death

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for réclame
  1. applause
  2. acclaim
  3. ovation
  4. fame
  5. cheering
  6. repute
  7. accolade
  8. distinction
Noun
  • Bashing California is a reliable applause line in red states like Nebraska, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma, where the president has been holding rallies trying to ensure his supporters get out to vote.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Davidson's request was immediately met with cheers and thunderous applause from the studio audience.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of applause
Noun
  • The singer recently put out her eighth studio album, Popstar, to much critical acclaim and fanfare online, as her day one fans are taking a victory lap on social media.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • There’s plenty of that to go around, too, beginning with a bizarrely grisly meet-uncute between Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a young novelist with acclaim but no sales to write home about, and slick realtor Jeremy Crawford (Hartnett).
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of acclaim
Noun
  • That followed fast on a New York Film Festival screening last weekend and a Special Jury Prize at its Venice world premiere last month with a record 25-minute standing ovation for the doc many have called devastating.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This audience listened in awed silence, and by the end of the song, everyone around us was crying as well, before jolting upward in a spontaneous standing ovation — one of three.
    — James Gunn, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of ovation
Noun
  • Born in another century, Winter could’ve found fame as a pratfall comic, Buster Keaton with floppier hair.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This summer, Estate Yountville will debut Clementine, a culinary experience led by Executive Chef Rebecca Weitzman of Flora Farms fame.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fame
Noun
  • Flair came out of the tunnel to cheering fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The theatrical relationship between wrestlers and spectators—the taunting, cheering and booing—turned the audience into participants in the show.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheering
Noun
  • And the ecological values of roadless areas are beyond repute.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Petviashvili’s repute has grown steadily since her early debut.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of repute
Noun
  • Clearly he hasn’t been flooded with offers since that accolade, so his agent has set him up with Lady Isabella, who claims to have a Netflix commission for a bio-doc about her life.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • To be precise, the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, where Dove received the Best New Artist accolade—a prize for which Måneskin, the Italian rock group fronted by Damiano that is currently on hiatus, were also nominated.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of accolade
Noun
  • Richard seems to be drawing a distinction between representing a culture and living it.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On an objective level, this is so close to n log n that the distinction almost doesn’t matter.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinction
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“Réclame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/r%C3%A9clame. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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