cheer on

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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Swift and Lively were best friends for over a decade, collaborating on various projects and cheering on Kelce at Chiefs games. Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 25 July 2026 Einbinder, 31, isn’t the only Hacks costar who has stopped by to cheer on Stalter’s Broadway debut. Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Fans — young and old — attend the games or show up in the host cities to be around others to cheer on their team. Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 20 July 2026 Dean Butler is cheering on — and maybe singing along — to the new Netflix adaptation of Little House on the Prairie. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cheer on

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“Cheer on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheer%20on. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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