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Recent Examples of bravo
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
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
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
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Built like torpedoes, steelhead are tremendously powerful and acrobatic fighters.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
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The Bug, designed for the U.S. Army during World War I, was an experimental pilotless aerial torpedo made of wood and papier-mâché that launched from a four-wheeled dolly that ran down a portable track.—
Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The final hurrah with the World Cup at stake.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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This is a Horatio Alger-style rags-to-riches, hooray-for-capitalism parable for a generation that has no idea who Horatio Alger was.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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In a statement, SAG-AFTRA national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland applauded the hosts on their organizing drive.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Iran fans applaud for their team after a 2-2 draw between Iran and New Zealand in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match on June 15, 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The curse of season two is why Big Little Lies became a boring courtroom drama, True Detective became a running joke, and Landry became a murderer.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Cronenworth hit a grounder to the left side in last night’s eighth inning, crossed first base before the throw and raised his hands in a sort of hit hallelujah.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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What better time to shout hallelujah than Easter Sunday?—
Jorie Nicole McDonald,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Heartfelt salutes trumpet ebullient activism.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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When the ball went in the hole, the boos continued, and Clark jokingly touched the brim of his cap and saluted the aggrieved Canadian crowd.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Swedish investigators said the shooter was no professional assassin – but another teenage boy who had been recruited to kill.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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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
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Her final months in office have included great huzzahs in her honor, including receiving the Charlotte Rotary Club’s Excellence in Leadership Award and being named Charlotte Woman of the Year.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2025
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“Bravo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravo. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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