variants also hurrah or hurray
as in hey
how delightful "Hooray!" he cried when he heard that his team had won

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooray
Interjection
  • But hey, her Texas accent was pretty good, at least to my northerner ear.
    Lizzie Logan, Vulture, 2 May 2025
  • So, hey, Miami, how about a good, old-fashioned porch party?
    Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Interjection
  • But there’s more to these shades than meets the eye (ha), and the Lola packs as big a performance punch as nearly any other option on this list.
    Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 1 May 2025
  • Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Hooray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooray. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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