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McEntire shared a post on Instagram in which she thanked those who honored her on the special night.

\"I love you all for standing up for me!!!\" she captioned the shot.

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I love you all for standing up for me!!!!

A post shared by Reba (@reba) on Dec 26, 2018 at 6:56pm PST

McEntire sounds like she shares Clarkson's feelings of love and respect.

In 2015, she told ET that Clarkson is \"a girl with a big heart.\"

\"Very giving, loving, and talented,\" she said.

\"Everybody knows she's talented but sometimes they don’t see that big-hearted, loving person that she really is,\" she added.

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