cheer (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheer (up)
Verb
  • In This Article Take It Easy With Greens Pick a Combo With Staying Power Rely On Dependable Winners The Three Rules of Container TLC These summer show-off container gardens will brighten up any porch or patio all season long—even in the Southern heat.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • Salt, self-explanatory; fat, for flavor; acid, to brighten a dish; and heat, from spices and the fire on which food is cooked.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • Goolsbee’s remarks suggest he’s encouraged by the trade truce with China, a separate 90-day pause on double-digit tariffs on other nations, and soft inflation readings for both March and April.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • There are also eco-friendly touches, including an hourglass timer that encourages you to keep your shower to less than five minutes.
    Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • The ocean-facing 156-seat restaurant, which includes an eight-seat sushi bar and 12-seat pagoda bar, serves signature dishes such as black cod with iso squid pasta and A5 Wagyu steak, as well as locally inspired dishes including lobster truffle tempura and beef kushiyaki skewers.
    Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Poe: This one-syllable name, inspired by The Raven poet, could be a match for parents seeking a bookish name or one with a soft-gothic feel.
    Anna Earl, Parents, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Muñoz looked up before delivering a low cross into the Manchester City box which found the onrushing Eze perfectly.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
  • Researchers led by Elise Wright Knutsen, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Oslo, waited for the right conditions and commanded Perseverance to look up at exactly the right time.
    Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
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“Cheer (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheer%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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