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as in applauds
to declare enthusiastic approval of
critics and fans alike have cheered the latest addition to the author's series of fantasy novels
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as in reassures
to ease the grief or distress of
let's hope that these flowers will cheer my ailing aunt at least a little
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as in consolations
a feeling of ease from grief or trouble
the visiting general had some words of cheer for each of the hospital's recuperating soldiers
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as in spirits
a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion
be of good cheer in this Christmas season
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as in ovations
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
all three movies in the series received cheers from fans of the novels
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Recent Examples of cheers
Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
But a larger battle and debate lies ahead for the country in the aftermath of this action as many Democrats say this crosses a critical line as the president cheers the indictment on social media.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
This is one of the worst of them, with Alec Baldwin bravely fighting to bring Medgar Evers’s assassin to justice while Whoopi Goldberg cheers him on and cries.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
The group cheers the guests on with catchy chants to excite them for their appearances.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
An American Swiftie who also cheers for the Chiefs asked her Brazilian counterparts about it on social media Thursday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Their 10-year-old daughter cheers three to four times a week and also does runners club twice a week, while their son plays soccer one to two times a week.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
His relentless pursuit of deregulatory policies and ambitious budget cuts had won cheers from investors before the election last month.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Happy belated birthday to Ashanti and cheers to many more island celebrations with family and friends!
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
While the group cheers and parties at a bar, a news report on the TV dampens the mood.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, a group of Texas A&M fans gathered in a hole in the LSU student section and did some of LSU’s cheers after the Tigers scored a meaningless touchdown in the final moments.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Content creators now use it for just about anything and its appearance often sparks raucous reactions, like in September when a crowd erupted in cheers after an In-N-Out employee called out order number 67.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, reinforcements had been called in, and cheers erupted as a second truck backed into the shopping center parking lot.
—Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
As Warner watched from a private box with his ankle in a cast along with wife Sydney and son Beau — to thunderous cheers when shown on the Jumbotron — the second-year linebacker from Florida State saw the game as a homage to his mentor.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Nothing good will ever happen to the Maple Leafs, or anyone who cheers for them.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
But a larger battle and debate lies ahead for the country in the aftermath of this action as many Democrats say this crosses a critical line as the president cheers the indictment on social media.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
This is one of the worst of them, with Alec Baldwin bravely fighting to bring Medgar Evers’s assassin to justice while Whoopi Goldberg cheers him on and cries.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
The group cheers the guests on with catchy chants to excite them for their appearances.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
An American Swiftie who also cheers for the Chiefs asked her Brazilian counterparts about it on social media Thursday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Their 10-year-old daughter cheers three to four times a week and also does runners club twice a week, while their son plays soccer one to two times a week.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
But the loudest cheers often come when the talk turns to Jersey’s divisive plastic bag ban.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
His relentless pursuit of deregulatory policies and ambitious budget cuts had won cheers from investors before the election last month.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Happy belated birthday to Ashanti and cheers to many more island celebrations with family and friends!
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
While the group cheers and parties at a bar, a news report on the TV dampens the mood.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, a group of Texas A&M fans gathered in a hole in the LSU student section and did some of LSU’s cheers after the Tigers scored a meaningless touchdown in the final moments.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Content creators now use it for just about anything and its appearance often sparks raucous reactions, like in September when a crowd erupted in cheers after an In-N-Out employee called out order number 67.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, reinforcements had been called in, and cheers erupted as a second truck backed into the shopping center parking lot.
—Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
As Warner watched from a private box with his ankle in a cast along with wife Sydney and son Beau — to thunderous cheers when shown on the Jumbotron — the second-year linebacker from Florida State saw the game as a homage to his mentor.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheers
Verb
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The crowd applauds for 13 seconds both at the intense, almost Chris Farley–esque yell itself and the absurdity of Maron’s desire to be a manly coward.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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But there are clearly no hard feelings, as the three actresses hug and marvel while the crowd applauds.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Esther reassures Joanne that those qualities and rituals have always been a part of her, with or without Noah.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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This framing reassures your partner that the relationship’s continuity matters.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Droll and deadpan, Starnone’s novel offers an accounting of the tolls and the consolations of lifelong artistic pursuit.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Yet even in an awkward or hurtful breakup conversation, the person being broken up with is still offered the dignity of being told to their face that the relationship is ending; ghostees aren’t even allowed these small consolations.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Those spirits were awakened by several methods, from burying the packet in the ground, to tying macrame-like knots onto the parcels, to driving nails into the amulet—all to fulfill the requests of Congolese practitioners.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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Before the event takes a deadly turn, Harry appears to be in uncharacteristically high spirits in the trailer.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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For almost three hours, at the invitation-only ceremony, the three inductees were celebrated with words, song and ovations in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s intimate CMA Theater.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Other than the core players and bench boss Kris Knoblauch, Aubry got one of the loudest ovations during pregame introductions on Wednesday.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Olivia Rutigliano praises Guillermo Del Toro’s new adaptation of Frankenstein.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Nov. 2025
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Centini praises the energy of the new generation of Italian filmmakers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Malik’s boss is not happy that Malik doesn’t have a grip on the Crane brothers, though Malik assures him that Amos frightened Sarah into backing off — and that Dinah is tucked away at a safe house.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Though, as Karbler assures, between STRATCOM and the Pentagon, the government conducts around 400 kinds of rehearsals, exercises, and conferences to practice for crisis events like this, and that includes various cabinet members.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Cheers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheers. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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