bravos

noun

variants or bravoes
plural of bravo
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as in murderers

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as in hurrahs

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  1. murderers
  2. ovations
  3. cutthroats
  4. plaudits
  5. assassins
  6. torpedoes
  7. killers
  8. butchers
Noun
  • Benjamin Rush, the Philadelphia physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, opposed executing even murderers.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Showing mercy to murderers historically has not been popular with voters.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of murderers
Noun
  • The notices, the standing ovations, the awards buzz — all of it represents a stunning reversal of fortune for Guadagnino after the Amazon debacle in June.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Pete Alonso received multiple ovations in his return to Citi Field before Monday night’s game even began.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of ovations
Noun
  • Fly-fishers will find an extensive stretch of Gold Medal Water (a designation for quality and trout density) in Colorado, with access to browns, brookies, cutthroats, and rainbow trout.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Whitesitt caught his state-record cutty there in mid-April, around the same time cutthroats in the northern Rockies are spawning in tributary streams.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of cutthroats
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  • Executive produced by Academy Award winner Lupita N’yongo, the film won the Un Certain Regard section’s Freedom Prize along with 65 other international plaudits, including audience awards at El Gouna and Singapore.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That may sound counterintuitive, given that Chinese open-source models have won plaudits worldwide for their low costs—and that China has cheap power.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of plaudits
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  • The alleged plot targeting Pannun unfolded at the same time that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, another prominent Sikh separatist and friend of Pannun, was gunned down and killed in June 2023 by assassins outside his gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As with the previous hour, which opened with the Russian assassins stalking River and Sid at the bowling alley, this episode picks up at the suspense cliffhanger of these same assassins peeling off with an abducted Sid in their car.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of assassins
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
  • According to Congressional Research Service data, the submarine can carry about 37 torpedo-sized weapons, including Tomahawk missiles and Mk 48 torpedoes, although the exact weapons carried during the deployment remain classified.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of torpedoes
Noun
  • The Horsch house investigation raises questions about serial killers and whether mental health professionals can identify a person at risk of becoming one.
    — David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Detectives worked to identify the killers, but the case eventually went cold.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of killers
Noun
  • Sabrina came from a high-status family of scholars, and Phillip, the struggling musician and child of butchers, wasn’t enough for her family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Independent grocery stores and butchers that use the same refrigeration system may also have been affected.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of butchers
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