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Recent Examples of bravo
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
Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
So bravo to Aslan Khabliev, CEO of Loewe Technology, who is steering a century-old German brand into a new era.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
Bravo to ProPublica for asking for those letters, and bravo to the children brave enough to write them.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
So bravo to Aslan Khabliev, CEO of Loewe Technology, who is steering a century-old German brand into a new era.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravo
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The find brings new clarity to a tragedy that unfolded in the final weeks of World War I, when the Tampa was struck by a German torpedo and sank in a matter of minutes.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Last year, nine ships sunk by German torpedoes during World War I were found off the coast of Morocco.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
Verb
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Was any draft decision of this team’s past quarter-century applauded more than Tua Tagovailoa over Justin Herbert?—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The audience laughed and applauded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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And though the local history museum is nothing but artifacts of atrocities (old newspaper report of cannibalism, a murderer’s mask), only Wyck (Stephen Root, great as always) sees anything paranormal in it, and he’s generally written off as a drunk.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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What better time to shout hallelujah than Easter Sunday?—
Jorie Nicole McDonald,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Heidenreich put on a Steelers cap and saluted.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Kermit Ruffins pays tribute to Louis Armstrong By far the most exciting performance scheduled at Jazz Fest’s Economy Hall Tent features one of the Crescent City’s greatest living trumpeters saluting the most important trumpeter in New Orleans history.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
21 Apr. 2026
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And why was the would-be assassin’s body cremated so quickly without an autopsy?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Caine’s movie comes after Ana de Armas starred in last year’s Ballerina, the first non-Wick standalone title in the franchise, about a young Ruska Roma assassin seeking vengeance for her father.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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“Bravo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravo. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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