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variants or huzza
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

variants or huzza

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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 However, this was a case where audience huzzahs didn't necessarily translate into critical enthusiasm. Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2019 There were many huzzahs and much rejoicing — with chips and guacamole, of course. Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 27 July 2019 So huzzah for the power of ideas and a work actually willing to confront the liberal intellectuals in the seats. Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018 Breezes, huzzah, are a bit weaker out of the north, perhaps around 10-15 mph. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2018 In this place, women call the shots as often as men do, and the suffer the slings and arrows of outraged critics - or earn their huzzahs. Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 20 Aug. 2017

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“Huzzah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huzzah. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.

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