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also hooray
or hoorah
as in hallelujah
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Recent Examples of hurrah
Unlike a season ago, when Florida capped a late-season hoorah with a center-field flag-planting at Florida State, this meeting between the bitter in-state rivals felt more muted than ever — the product of a pair of fleeting seasons.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
But those in Spain won’t need to wait another 100 years for another solar hurrah.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
As the final plans for the wedding come together, and guests start to arrive, Belly and Jeremiah hit the town with friends for a last wild hurrah.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Rams Could this be the last hurrah for Matthew Stafford?
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
But those in Spain won’t need to wait another 100 years for another solar hurrah.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
As the final plans for the wedding come together, and guests start to arrive, Belly and Jeremiah hit the town with friends for a last wild hurrah.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Rams Could this be the last hurrah for Matthew Stafford?
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurrah
Noun
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And a road win without Pat Surtain II would be the surest hallelujah yet.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
1 Nov. 2025
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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
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The Texas walkout drew a collective huzzah, with the chief Democratic group focused on state legislative power calling on their members to retaliate in spades.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Her final months in office have included great huzzahs in her honor, including receiving the Charlotte Rotary Club’s Excellence in Leadership Award and being named Charlotte Woman of the Year.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2025
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The event began with hail-producing thunderstorms before transitioning into snow and sleet.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The average for wind and hail was about $14,700.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,Kamaron McNair,Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Mentoring and advice to the nonprofit world, all good and bravo and yes.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Toque, or guitar playing, is accompanied by other instruments such as castanets, hand-clapping, and foot-stomping, UNESCO said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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But Rosenior was rewarded for all his hand-clapping of encouragement from the touchline with Garnacho’s role as a supersub to at least give them an outside chance in the second leg.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Hurrah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurrah. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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