variants
or bravoes
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as in murderers
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as in hurrahs
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravos
Noun
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In the original, Hanks’ character is driven to madness, imagining that his neighbors in the creepy house across the street might be murderers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.—
Eric Balliet,
Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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After diplomatic negotiations, the Iranian state called off its assassins in 1998.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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One week later, on May 15, assassins forced Valdez, 50, from his car at midday and shot him at least a dozen times in downtown Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Potential payloads include lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes, electronic warfare equipment, acoustic decoys designed to mimic other vessels, and deployable sensor packages for intelligence collection.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Two big fish shot by like titanium torpedoes.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Serial killers have played peek-a-boo guessing games with investigators, and the names and whereabouts of some of their victims are never to be known.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Though supermassive black holes with masses of millions or even billions of times that of the sun are thought to dwell at the hearts of all large galaxies, not all of these objects are cosmic killers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chaka Khan received two standing ovations.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Four of their own are council members and the two up for reelection — Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martínez — received standing ovations after their impassioned speeches.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Its name derives from bundles of its tough stems, which were used in Europe by butchers to remove meat and fat from wooden chopping blocks.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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This steakhouse has its own butchers shop right next door and serves four different kinds of beef, including Kobe beef, Japanese wagyu, North American wagyu and USDA prime.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Downhill skier Lindsey Vonn has won plaudits not only for her ability in her sport but also for her capacity to endure.—
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
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Italy finished its maiden World Cup appearance with plaudits after stunning Nepal and losing to England narrowly, Scotland and the West Indies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Bravos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravos. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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