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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cock-a-hoop
Adjective
  • Watch The Adventures of Puss in Boots on Peacock Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, released in 2022, marked a triumphant return for the beloved feline hero after more than a decade, reigniting the Shrek universe following a long hiatus.
    Jane LaCroix, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Ohtani wants to win a third MVP in a row, this time in a triumphant return to the mound.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In a post-credits scene from a recent episode of The Kardashians, the proud mom looked at the analytics from her daughter's Lion King performance and was shocked that North was more popular than the rest of her family.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Hosted by actor & advocate Jonah Platt, a trusted expert in contemporary Jewish culture, identity, and politics, Being Jewish seeks to engage, educate, and empower listeners to take full ownership of their identities and live as their proudest, most authentic selves.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.
    Kat Stinson, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • He’s been dropping tapes nonstop since 2022, as his method is really to flood the internet with his motivation music and unglamorous crime epics full of crooked cops, lookout boys, dealers, dope fiends, tricks, and urban decay.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Fans were ecstatic to find out Elliot’s middle name ties to his grandpa, along with his initials being EMM.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The Love Island season 6 winner, 25, was ecstatic to hear Ellen Pompeo is a big fan of her relationship with Kordell Beckham.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But with the addition of meaty tires, the result is bobbling side to side on uneven pavement, and the occasional entertaining hop over water channels at boulevard intersections.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The bill's ambiguity could lead to uneven policies across the country, meaning some states and municipalities will enforce stricter document requirements than others.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • At night, after the final whistle was blown, thousands of jubilant fans poured into the streets, heading toward the city’s bars to continue the debauchery, sometimes till dawn.
    Andrew McNicol, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • For Panama, there was nothing but excitement, summed up by the jubilant Waterman, who joined Henry again at the desk minutes after the final whistle for a slightly calmer hug and conversation.
    Martin Rogers, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Matt Waldron didn’t even want to think about what a severe oblique injury would mean.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • With McNeil out with an oblique strain, Baty has a chance to make the Opening Day roster as a second baseman.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The exultant right-wing influencers who cheer on MAGA’s sassy clapback anti-diplomacy should remember that insulting another country’s politicians is like insulting someone else’s family.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • His upfront solo is tentative, exultant and then tense again in a brief few bars.
    Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Cock-a-hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cock-a-hoop. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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