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also hurrah
or hurray
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Recent Examples of hooray
In the meantime, hooray for the archive!
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
There were a lot of screws, but they were all separated into individual bags, and each part of the shed was clearly stamped with a part number (hooray for not having to peel off a bunch of stickers).
—Clint Davis, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
There were a lot of screws, but they were all separated into individual bags, and each part of the shed was clearly stamped with a part number (hooray for not having to peel off a bunch of stickers).
—Clint Davis, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooray
Interjection
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The rules changed completely four years ago, and hey, look at that, Alabama and Georgia are gettable.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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But hey, whiskey nerds are gonna whiskey nerd and whiskey sellers are gonna gouge.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2025
Interjection
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Depends on location — Phoenix’s school is ZAY-vier, while Tucson’s San Xavier del Bac Mission is San hah-VEE-air.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Rodriguez caught Valkyria on the top rope and finished her off wit ha Tejada Bomb.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hooray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooray. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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