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also hoorays
or hoorahs
as in huzzahs
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Noun
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While Ireland won its first-ever Friday home championship match with a four-try bonus point, Wales took most of the plaudits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The dance world has often based its plaudits on how spectacularly performers can defy gravity with leaps, kicks and twirls.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Hensley and Anderson obviously had plenty of fans in the building and got the loudest ovations.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Rapt attention, followed by a kind of collective gathering of breath, followed by long ovations.—
Lauren Kane,
The New York Review of Books,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Hurrahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurrahs. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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