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as in torpedo
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as in hooray
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as in to applaud
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravo
Noun
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The 7,800-ton, 377-foot-long Virginia-class submarine can carry 25 torpedoes and 12 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The koi — each one shaped like a torpedo, at least 18 inches long and weighing around 3.5 pounds — proved trickily slippery.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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If this movie plays some small part in destigmatizing middle-aged female sexuality, that’s worth applauding.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Advocates for a death-row inmate in Louisiana have applauded a federal judge's decision to halt his execution using nitrogen gas.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If Hamas does not release all the hostages, the gates of hell will open in Gaza, and Hamas' murderers and rapists will face the IDF with unprecedented force.—
James Hider,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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In real life, the probability of a nurse being a murderer in disguise, though not zero, was low, and Lilian did not believe that such a sensational turn was likely to occur to her.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The final hurrah of The Conners premieres Wednesday, March 26, at 8 p.m.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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For one last Australian summer hurrah, Snook hosted some friends and their children for three exhausting and ebullient days: seven kids crammed into bunk beds, bikes tearing through the backyard, barbecue sausages for dinner.—
Hannah-Rose Yee,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Designers, executives, style setters and other guests at the luncheon will salute standouts in a wide range of categories in fashion, beauty and other sectors.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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In a moment from the 2025 Oscars that didn't air on television but occurred during a commercial break, the Best Actor nominee saluted the strength of the community and emboldened his peers and fellow attendees to get up for an impromptu dance party.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Reeves is John Wick, but that doesn't mean that the world that is currently being built around the famed assassin doesn't have others that could act as de facto John Wick.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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In his presentation on Monday, Hochman drew a parallel between the Menendez case and the case of Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert Kennedy.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 drama is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Valentine’s Day might be the most cutthroat, derided celebration on the planet.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.—
Philip Martin,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Sep. 2024
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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
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“Bravo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravo. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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