noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
high
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All the gardens have been chosen by local inspectors, and 80 have been awarded the highest accolade of a two-star rating.
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And that's as high an accolade as any I can give it!
ultimate
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He probably accepts that the ultimate accolade for the county cricketer will now remain inaccessible.
■ VERB
deserve
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But, in truth, he is the one management thinker who genuinely deserves the accolade .
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Berg's Wozzeck is one forerunner, but Britten and Mrs Piper deserve the accolade of being unconscious innovators.
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James, in particular, deserved all the accolades he received for securing his par.
receive
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It helps that both bands have been receiving critical accolades since their inception, and album sales for each have been solid.
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It has also received accolades for conforming to the W3C's Web standards, unlike its Windows equivalent.
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As star producers they were used to receiving public accolades and acknowledgment of their achievements.
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So who should receive the accolade of riding the biggest wave?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Already, the program has won accolades for bringing investment to poor neighborhoods of Knoxville.
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She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As star producers they were used to receiving public accolades and acknowledgment of their achievements.
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Britain's role in the Berlin air-lift earned her the accolade of a staunch and like-minded ally.
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But, in truth, he is the one management thinker who genuinely deserves the accolade .
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Cole grants them a grudging accolade .
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Dale received all the attention and accolades, and Link settled for a few extra bucks on his royalty checks.
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He probably accepts that the ultimate accolade for the county cricketer will now remain inaccessible.
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Indeed, as some traditionalists complained, the more outrageous the art, the more likely the critical accolade .
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There is not greater accolade than that.