cheer on
phrasal verb
cheered on; cheering on; cheers on
: to encourage (someone) with shouts or cheers
Their fans cheered them on from the sidelines.
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Earlier this year, in January, Delevingne attended a Kansas City Chiefs game in Buffalo, New York, as Swift cheered on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Still, others are actively cheering on the Russian soldiers.
—Valerie Hopkins Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Spectators lining the sidewalks will cheer on marching bands, clowns on stilts, and people racing each other in bathtubs fitted with wheels.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Harris cheered on her team in Atlanta from a suite.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 15 May 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Still, others are actively cheering on the Russian soldiers.
—Valerie Hopkins Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Spectators lining the sidewalks will cheer on marching bands, clowns on stilts, and people racing each other in bathtubs fitted with wheels.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Harris cheered on her team in Atlanta from a suite.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 15 May 2024
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“Cheer on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheer%20on. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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