cheer on
phrasal verb
cheered on; cheering on; cheers on
: to encourage (someone) with shouts or cheers
Their fans cheered them on from the sidelines.
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Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid were on hand to cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles in their divisional-round playoff game.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Among the throngs of South Floridians swept up in the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup Championship run last season was a little cluster of fans who cheered on the team from their rooms at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
After cheering on the Boozer twins and then Bryce James, the youngest son of LeBron, in the two games prior, most of the 2,000-plus fans were spent and out of the gym by 10 p.m.
Several of those who did stick around were wearing UConn gear, excited to get an early look at the future Husky.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
In Indianapolis, many fans will sport the green and gold to cheer on the state's best college football team to victory.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Among the throngs of South Floridians swept up in the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup Championship run last season was a little cluster of fans who cheered on the team from their rooms at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
After cheering on the Boozer twins and then Bryce James, the youngest son of LeBron, in the two games prior, most of the 2,000-plus fans were spent and out of the gym by 10 p.m.
Several of those who did stick around were wearing UConn gear, excited to get an early look at the future Husky.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
In Indianapolis, many fans will sport the green and gold to cheer on the state's best college football team to victory.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Cheer on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheer%20on. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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