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or hurray
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Recent Examples of hooray
The series was expressly marked as preparation for Australia’s full tour in 2027 (hooray, finally some selection foresight), but those runs might not go unnoticed in the more immediate future.
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Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In the meantime, hooray for the archive!
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
There were a lot of screws, but they were all separated into individual bags, and each part of the shed was clearly stamped with a part number (hooray for not having to peel off a bunch of stickers).
—Clint Davis, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Robots that don’t squish people into goo, hooray!
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2017
Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In the meantime, hooray for the archive!
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
There were a lot of screws, but they were all separated into individual bags, and each part of the shed was clearly stamped with a part number (hooray for not having to peel off a bunch of stickers).
—Clint Davis, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Robots that don’t squish people into goo, hooray!
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooray
Interjection
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But hey, this is a cruel, unusual game.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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And, hey, that’s probably enough.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
Interjection
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Directed by Kim Min-ha as a standalone sequel to his 2024 feature, the film stars Han Sun-hwa as a passionate student teacher who, along with a high school black magic club, must survive a supernatural, deadly version of a mock exam orchestrated by a 400-year-old samurai ghost.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Verónica Egui Brito ha profundizado en temas sociales apremiantes y de derechos humanos.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hooray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooray. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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