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Verb
When her boyfriend doesn’t show up at midnight, her dad tries to cheer her up — the first time he’s quoted in a song. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024 At one point, the chef, Karina Garcia, rushed up to a table to sweep a baby into her arms, dancing with him to trance-y German electronica as his parents cheered them on. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
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The move brought cheers from an analyst and condemnation from Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, who drew a comparison with a hedge fund’s bid to get more involved in running Southwest Airlines. Ted Reed, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Waves of deafening cheers rang out on the livestream as engineers and employees celebrated the achievement. Andrew Torgan, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cheer 

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“Cheer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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