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Recent Examples of cheerleader
Grace was a cheerleader while Elizabeth played soccer for the school and a club team.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Last year, the cheerleading team invited another Season for Caring recipient to their practice, which was a dream for the former high school cheerleader who is now in a wheelchair.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Lamarr was also Pulaski's first openly gay male cheerleader, directed a Black History Month performance for the school, and was nominated for prom prince.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Coral Gables group gets new president Like many in the Gables, Plummer grew up at the youth center, playing soccer and practicing chants as a cheerleader, and her children grew up there, too.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Last year, the cheerleading team invited another Season for Caring recipient to their practice, which was a dream for the former high school cheerleader who is now in a wheelchair.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Lamarr was also Pulaski's first openly gay male cheerleader, directed a Black History Month performance for the school, and was nominated for prom prince.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Coral Gables group gets new president Like many in the Gables, Plummer grew up at the youth center, playing soccer and practicing chants as a cheerleader, and her children grew up there, too.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheerleader
Noun
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Thank you for being my friend, mentor, encourager and visionary.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Skip to main content Find something the fellow travelers in your life will adore—we've got gift ideas for everyone on your list.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Here’s what fellow travelers should know.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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All types of aides except sign language interpreters would see staffing cuts under the proposal, the BMRB states.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The friends, family members and interpreters were tuning into Super Bowl LX, just like millions of people across the country.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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The aviation industry is just one to two generations away from flamboyant founders like Juan Trippe, Eddie Rickenbacker, Lamar Muse, Herb Kelleher, Ed Beauvais, and their charismatic disciples Bob Crandall, Ed Colodny, Al Casey, Frank Borman, Frank Lorenzo, and Gordon Bethune.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Like their future disciples in PC Music, Scritti Politti were giddy pop fans who approached the form as self-conscious outsiders, foregrounding its artificiality, pushing its bright colors to new extremes, aiming to make great pop records that also asked probing questions about what pop even is.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Cheerleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheerleader. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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