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variants or huzza
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as in hey
how delightful the beleaguered soldiers cried, "Huzzah!" as badly needed reinforcements appeared

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huzzah

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noun

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Recent Examples of huzzah
Noun
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 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 Dallas lost Joe Pavelski to retirement, and huzzah, but added Brendan Smith, Matt Dumba and Ilya Lyubushkin to the defensive mix. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024 The studio also gets huzzahs for an ultimately perfect release date. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024 Sweden may have come out victorious at Eurovision 2023 (for the seventh time, at that), but England had the last huzzah with a tribute to some of Liverpool's most famous musical acts. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 May 2023 No huzzahs for me! Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023 However, this was a case where audience huzzahs didn't necessarily translate into critical enthusiasm. Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huzzah
Interjection
  • The odds look low from here, but hey, stranger things have happened.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • So, the tanker captain said, hey, what the heck?
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This is a Horatio Alger-style rags-to-riches, hooray-for-capitalism parable for a generation that has no idea who Horatio Alger was.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The story, with a concept from Rebecca Feldman, book by Rachel Sheinkin and music and lyrics from William Finn, is a big hooray for the underdog.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Interjection
  • Araghchi made the comments during a meeting with South Korea's special envoy Chung Byung-ha in Tehran, the semiofficial Iranian ISNA news agency reported.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Even though this exercise can be kind of a pain in the butt (ha), there are a few benefits to doing it.
    Jenny McCoy, Outside, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Cronenworth hit a grounder to the left side in last night’s eighth inning, crossed first base before the throw and raised his hands in a sort of hit hallelujah.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • What better time to shout hallelujah than Easter Sunday?
    Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Heard ‘bravo, bravo, bravo’ over the announcements.
    Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • 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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“Huzzah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huzzah. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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