bravo 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bravonext
1
as in torpedo

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2
as in hooray

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bravo

2 of 2

verb

as in to applaud

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravo
  1. torpedo
  2. applaud
  3. murderer
  4. hurrah
  5. salute
  6. assassin
  7. cutthroat
  8. hallelujah
Noun
  • The tale begins in the dead of night on July 30, 1945, when the USS Indianapolis was struck by two Japanese torpedoes in the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Upton was a Navy radioman aboard the USS Utah when torpedoes hit the battleship and quickly capsized it, the nonprofit Pacific Historic Parks said in a social media post.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of torpedo
Verb
  • Kotb and her colleagues applauded when the song finished, with Kotb thanking Kermit at its conclusion.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Others applauded Kris and James Armstrong’s selflessness in light of such sudden challenges.
    Susan Young, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of applaud
Noun
  • Israel will try to save the life of Kfir Bibas— the red-haired baby who has spent most of his life in captivity—in exchange for unrepentant murderers.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Avoiding trial also uses fewer government resources and spares the victims' families from having to re-live the horror in court – or seeing the murderers continue to smirk and joke around.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of murderer
Noun
  • Perry’s last big hurrah on the Billboard charts was on Rod Stewart’s The Great American Songbook series.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The trio had one last grand hurrah in 2021 when the Giants set a franchise record with 107 wins, one more than the perennial National League West-winning Los Angeles Dodgers.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurrah
Verb
  • Fans appreciated Game’s philanthropy and saluted his generosity in the comment section for being one of the only celebrities to show up on the front lines.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
  • More stories about Disney saluting military service heroes can be found here.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of salute
Noun
  • The actor and martial arts master plays Caine, a blind assassin who uses advanced hearing to beat-up bad guys in creative and brutal ways, as well as - what else? - a cane.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Having said that, Shinobi already means assassin so the name is a bit redundant.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of assassin
Noun
  • Conclave: The Biggest Changes Between Movie Starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci and the Book Directed by Edward Berger, Conclave is an adaptation of Robert Harris’s 2016 novel of the same name and follows a group of cutthroat cardinals electing a new pope.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In the cutthroat airline industry, few things can boost a company’s reputation more than getting passengers to their destinations on time.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of cutthroat
Noun
  • Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.
    Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of hallelujah
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