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as in torpedo
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as in hooray
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as in to applaud
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravo
Noun
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Trump fired a tariff torpedo at China — and hit Boeing right between the eyes, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025 -
This is Dan McDermott’s big, bold, torpedo bat swing at AMC.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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After the change was announced, Horne applauded the decision.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Some members of the nuclear industry applauded the reform.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Eight of the escapees, including a murderer and a man charged with murder, remain on the lam after the breakout, which the sheriff says may have been aided by members within her department.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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Torque is described as a true monster, a talented and elusive hijacker and murderer who faked his own death a decade prior.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The 2009-10 season was one of the last hurrahs for Mourinho’s ultra-reactive style, as Guardiola’s philosophy ended up evolving and shaping the game’s future.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Its orientation relative to the sun has changed during these tests, making the spacecraft bright enough for amateur astronomers to spot in the night sky, a final hurrah for the aging spacecraft.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In accepting her win for Female Artist of the Year, Wilson saluted the category’s four other nominees – Kelsea Ballerini, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Alex Ovechkin, who faced Fleury in four playoff series, made sure his Washington teammates saluted Fleury after the Capitals’ last game against the Wild. Landeskog did not play in a game for the third consecutive regular season.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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King Shrewd secretly trains young Fitz as an assassin, harnessing his ancestral magic.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Those were the final words uttered by Emperor Uriel Septum—played by none other than Star Trek's Patrick Stewart—before an assassin leaped out of the shadows to cut him down.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Elon Musk’s siding with Donald Trump before and after the election, his support for Germany's right-wing AfD party, and his cutthroat actions with DOGE pretty much turned the whole world against the once popular electric car brand.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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But the best story of all was Maryanne, and watching this delightful goofball evolve into a cutthroat champion was truly thrilling, lifting Survivor 42 into the mid-twenties.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Read: What parents of boys should know Hess does all of this without sharing a drop of advice—hallelujah.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.—
Philip Martin,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Sep. 2024
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“Bravo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravo. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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