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cheering

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noun

cheering

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verb

present participle of cheer
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheering
Adjective
  • Andrew Redington/Getty Images Like most professional golfers, Thomas was highly critical of his game, but found the result encouraging, given the circumstances.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • That said, those encouraging numbers may not reflect immediate optimism about the global economy or geopolitics — aircrafts take years to deliver, and both Airbus and Boeing have a backlog of more than 8,000 and 5,000 aircrafts respectively.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • That sort of homey detail and Karl’s cheerful disposition belie the ghastly stories that her memory holds, the ones her guest has come to hear — and capture on film.
    Christine DiMattei, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • Hollis: Hollis is a cheerful name with a fun energy.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The movie debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival back in January, where Lopez was visibly emotional as audiences stood for a lengthy ovation.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • That line earned Vance his most thunderous ovation of the morning.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman has announced an internal investigation into a November police shooting that killed a mother and her baby, while applauding the officer who fired the fatal bullets.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Some Jewish groups are applauding the effort.
    Jeff Zeman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The dress featured white block trims against the bright blue.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 14 June 2025
  • Houses are made of wood and painted bright shades of red, yellow or blue.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • One brave guy threaded his way across the traffic and went over and shook his hand, a handshake that caused applause from the crowd.
    Karen L. Rancourt, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025
  • Both the announcement and the debut of How to Train Your Dragon received strong applause from the CinemaCon crowd, and the film received positive reviews and even better box office tracking ahead of its release.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • Reed said students in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade can be shy about making errors, especially when reading aloud, but assuring them that mistakes are okay will grow their confidence to keep trying.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
  • No Republicans signaled opposition to Huckabee’s nomination, assuring his passage.
    The Hill, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Yo La Tengo’s 1997 feedback-guitar version is one of the most loving Beach Boys tributes.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
  • This is a group of people who have welcomed her in like family and are very loving to Tina and kind to her.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 June 2025
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“Cheering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheering. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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