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as in torpedo
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as in hooray
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as in to applaud
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravo
Noun
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This is the ballpark where the torpedo bats originally cracked and echoed, and New York starts Friday with gaudy offensive numbers (second in runs per game and on-base percentage, tied with the Dodgers for most homers).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025 -
Some said the torpedo bats should be banned, and others denounced the Yankees for breaking the rules.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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After Fitzgerald’s death, a wave of eulogies applauded the author, and at least a couple of them hailed his Jazz Age novel as a classic.—
Alexander Manshel,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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On the touchline, meanwhile, Guardiola was extremely animated, pleading with his fans to have patience and applauding Ake’s more conservative decision.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Joe Biden and Border Czar Harris allowed murderers, rapists, and vicious gang members to flood into our country unvetted.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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The attorney for Rachel Morin's family says the trial of her murderer is a testament to relentless law enforcement and a devastating indictment of immigration failures that allowed her killer to murder the Maryland mom of five.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its orientation relative to the sun has changed during these tests, making the spacecraft bright enough for amateur astronomers to spot in the night sky, a final hurrah for the aging spacecraft.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The boat moves and creaks, the sails flutter in the wind, and the crew gives a lusty hurrah as the course is set for Singapore.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After several instances of big-name players leaving the pitch without saluting the supporters in recent years, PSG’s squad have been told that thanking the fans after matches is non-negotiable.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Hendrickson then saluted Trump before he was wrapped up in the American flag.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In The Accountant 2, premiering April 25 in theaters, Affleck and Bernthal reunite as brothers Christian and Braxton, who come together to help track down a mysterious assassin.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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The beret-lover with the $20,000 necklace (Lauren McKnight) was the second assassin.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The young painter, a hotheaded arrival from Milan looking for a break in Rome’s cutthroat art world, set out to stupefy.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sinister is the word for Breaux’s Brenner, a character that melds the mad scientist with the cutthroat bureaucrat, sprinkled with a touch of the child-groomer.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.—
Philip Martin,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Sep. 2024
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For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2024
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“Bravo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravo. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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