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also hoorays
or hoorahs
as in huzzahs
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Noun
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That Taylor’s statement also conforms to the conventions of creative-writing-seminar plaudits is part of the problem.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026 -
Although the MacBook Neo only ships with 8GB of memory and has won widespread plaudits for its performance, Apple memory and RAM on Windows 11 laptops are not directly comparable.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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On Friday at the Tribeca Festival, Madonna‘s appearance at a world premiere drew frenzied ovations that could never be timed on a stopwatch – before, during and after the 90-minute event at the Beacon Theatre.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
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On Saturday, Teller got one of the longest standing ovations—around 10 minutes—of the festival so far during the premiere of James Gray’s Paper Tiger.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
19 May 2026
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“Hurrahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurrahs. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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