The phrase "applaud it for" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing approval or praise for a specific action, quality, or achievement.
Example: "I want to applaud it for its innovative approach to solving environmental issues."
Alternatives: "commend it for" or "praise it for".
A traditional sustainable brand expects that customers will laud and applaud it for its charitable giving and its actions on key environmental issues.
Although he declines to call the paper revolutionary, he does applaud it for launching the field in a new direction.
I applaud it for this potentially lifesaving decision and urge the agency to quickly move forward with implementation.
Instead of picking the ad apart, applaud it for what it is – and ask for an even better encore.
If so, we applaud it, for it is high time the rich got bucked up a little, if only because their present tendency to go underground is a hindrance to commerce.
While some experts applaud it for taking factors besides bone density into account, others say that the formula on which the tool is based is faulty and that the advised threshold for medication is too low.
He applauded it for its exploration of BMO, its opening of new narrative opportunities with the introduction of Moe.
Fans and critics, however, applauded it, for all its "unutterable sadness".
This afternoon, some here shook their heads at the self-destructive nature of the rioting, while others applauded it for bringing national attention to festering complaints about the criminal justice system.
But the campaign suggested it would try to draw a distinction on Medicare, distributing talking points to Republicans that included the question, "Does this mean Mitt Romney is adopting the Paul Ryan plan?" (The answer: He applauds it "for going in the right direction" but will be putting together his own budget).
implied that the investigation was political and applauded it for damaging Clinton's presidential prospects. .
