Definition of hallelujahnext
as in hey
how delightful hallelujah, the bank is approving our loan application

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hallelujah

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noun

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Recent Examples of hallelujah
Interjection
Topics include improving meetings (oh hallelujah!), the pitfalls of charisma and how to avoid that trap, navigating bureaucracy, and how to stop chasing perfectionism. Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Noun
What better time to shout hallelujah than Easter Sunday? Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026 And a road win without Pat Surtain II would be the surest hallelujah yet. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2025 Read: What parents of boys should know Hess does all of this without sharing a drop of advice—hallelujah. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025 Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah. Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024 For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow. Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024 There’d be a brief silence, before all the voices flooded in and the whole circle would catch fire like an unending wall of the most resounding hallelujah imaginable. Jack Chang, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024 And, as the hoarse hallelujahs from their fans illustrated, the Lakers now have some new magic of their own. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallelujah
Interjection
  • But hey, Big Pork would make big bank.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And this week – hey, look at that!
    Chris Brennan, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There’s Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott house, now a museum, its low planes a paean to the Midwestern prairie.
    Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • At first glance, the collection seemed to be a paean to rejects.
    Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Interjection
  • Florid ha’s shot above 42% from deep in each of its last five games.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Good manners and charm go a long way – ha!
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The temperature plunges; Reilly’s trills harden into an Old World dirge.
    Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Swedish singer-composer Anna von Hausswolff, whose cathedral melodies, intense vocals and doom-laden dirges share much in common with Nordic heavy-metal culture, specializes in mystery and grandiosity.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There, he was honored with salutes and a requiem.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Finally, 110 words into his statement, Trump closed with a proper requiem for the deceased.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • While voters are extremely interested in presidential contests and other high-profile races such as governor, most don’t pay attention to local contests, something both Democrats and Republicans lament.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Ravel imagined his Pavane not as a lament for a dead princess, but as a gentle dance for a little girl in a 16th century painting.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • After all, audiences may be captivated by the psalm singing itself, but then can also find more things that capture their imagination in the observational doc.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Gallagher is also excited about Psalms of the People (Salim Nan Daoine), Jack Archer’s Gaelic-language documentary about Scotland’s cultural heritage of traditional Gaelic psalm singing.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026

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“Hallelujah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallelujah. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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