Word of the Day: plaudit

The word plaudit has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 12 in “Michelin’s Coveted Stars Can Come With Some Costs” by Julia Moskin:

The Michelin Guide, owned by the French tire manufacturer, is the world’s most widely recognized authority on fine dining. Its stars have fueled the dreams of generations of chefs, and are always the first thing mentioned about restaurants that have them. In recent years, with competition from the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list and other awards, the company has been aggressively seeking new ways to generate revenue, expand its geographic reach and modernize the idea of what makes a Michelin restaurant.

… Already the terms “Michelin-recommended and “Michelin-recognized” have become a common plaudit for the more than 16,600 restaurants that appear in the guide at every level. Of those, only 3,400 have stars, and just 142 have three.

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