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hur·rah
hu̇-ˈrȯ,
-ˈrä
less common variants of hooray
—used to express joy, approval, or encouragement
Hip, hip, hooray!
Hooray! I got the job!
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Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
The 2025 awards season may still be a few weeks from its final hurrah, but it’s already had an impact on the film industry as buyers and sellers prepare to congregate once more at the European Film Market in Berlin.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
The boat moves and creaks, the sails flutter in the wind, and the crew gives a lusty hurrah as the course is set for Singapore.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
There are likely to be one or two final De Bruyne hurrahs, and City might need one in Madrid.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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
The 2025 awards season may still be a few weeks from its final hurrah, but it’s already had an impact on the film industry as buyers and sellers prepare to congregate once more at the European Film Market in Berlin.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
The boat moves and creaks, the sails flutter in the wind, and the crew gives a lusty hurrah as the course is set for Singapore.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
There are likely to be one or two final De Bruyne hurrahs, and City might need one in Madrid.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Hurrah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurrah. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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