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bravo 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bravonext
1
as in torpedo

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as in hurrah

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bravo

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verb

as in to applaud

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Recent Examples of bravo
Noun
Heard ‘bravo, bravo, bravo’ over the announcements. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Mentoring and advice to the nonprofit world, all good and bravo and yes. — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Bravo to ProPublica for asking for those letters, and bravo to the children brave enough to write them. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 So bravo to Aslan Khabliev, CEO of Loewe Technology, who is steering a century-old German brand into a new era. — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravo
  1. torpedo
  2. hurrah
  3. applaud
  4. murderer
  5. hallelujah
  6. salute
  7. assassin
  8. huzzah
Noun
  • Missiles and drones launched from corvettes can disable ships by hitting them above the surface, and torpedoes launched from submarines can sink them.
    — HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But, given that the Republicans now control both houses of Congress and the Presidency, curbing Trump might require firing that torpedo.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of torpedo
Noun
  • The Socceroos' World Cup is over after losing to Egypt on penalties on Friday, but before their heartbreak, Australian fans had one final hurrah.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The final hurrah with the World Cup at stake.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Definition of hurrah
Verb
  • The group People Not Politicians Missouri, which sponsored the redistricting referendum, applauded the Supreme Court decisions that left the state court ruling in place.
    — DAVID A. LIEB, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • When Volpe walked to the plate for his first at-bat, the crowd applauded loudly.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of applaud
Noun
  • This season focuses on a woman and alleged murderer who is ultimately never found guilty of any crime.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The concert featured both solo sets from Osbourne and a reunion of the original Sabbath lineup for the first time in more than two decades, along with a murderer’s row of performers influenced by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of murderer
Noun
  • And a road win without Pat Surtain II would be the surest hallelujah yet.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2025
  • There’d be a brief silence, before all the voices flooded in and the whole circle would catch fire like an unending wall of the most resounding hallelujah imaginable.
    — Jack Chang, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Definition of hallelujah
Verb
  • The portions of the ceremony that salute the broadcast network programs tend to be nostalgia driven.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Duran Duran joins a small circle of acts who’ve been saluted by the Royal Mail with special stamp issues, AC/DC, The Who and Spice Girls among them.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of salute
Noun
  • Across Greengrass’ three Bourne movies, the elite assassin turns against the clandestine institution that created him, determined to escape its grip and bring its covert operations to light.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Before Atlanta, the girls weren’t judged as heavily based on their reads or confessional assassin abilities.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of assassin
Noun
  • For Chicagoans, the naming of a new pope brought not only pride among Catholics, but huzzahs across White Sox fandom.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Texas walkout drew a collective huzzah, with the chief Democratic group focused on state legislative power calling on their members to retaliate in spades.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of huzzah

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“Bravo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravo. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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