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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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Speaking from the visitor’s dugout at Busch Stadium ahead of Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, DeBartolo first acknowledged fan vexation as the Nationals, who are 37-53 and in last place in the National League East, torpedo toward another dismal season.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
9 July 2025 -
Distribution also continues to increase through its network of retailers, including Better Baseball, Hit After Hit, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bases Loaded; meanwhile, the torpedo bat mania triggered April sales to surge more than 100% versus the prior year.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Centre Court applauded the No 1 seed for her quick reaction.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Davies then applauded the work that was done last year following a deadly multiple 18-wheeler accident on Interstate 40 in Monroe County.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
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Based on true events, the Gorgona Island prison, 34 miles off the Pacific coast, was once one of the most brutal of tropical penitentiary for murderers, rapists and political prisoners, notorious for its use of torture.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Adolescence has continued to wow audiences as the show’s 15-year-old star, Owen Cooper, has landed a 2025 Emmy nomination for his role of teen murderer Jamie Miller.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The trip was supposed to be a final hurrah before everyone parts ways for new jobs and life changes.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Its orientation relative to the sun has changed during these tests, making the spacecraft bright enough for amateur astronomers to spot in the night sky, a final hurrah for the aging spacecraft.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The bagpipes began to play a few moments later and the crowd of officers saluted as the casket, draped in a Chicago flag, stood ready to be loaded into a waiting hearse.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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And there stood our president, saluting, All this in front of a crowd of far less than the 200,000 predicted by the administration while, at the same time, 5,000,000 or more Americans all over this great land were showing the vision, commitment, and willingness to get their point across: No Kings.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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PlayStation 5 Games Deals The Assassin's Creed franchise has been a staple in gaming consoles for nearly 20 years now, and Shadows, the latest iteration, furthers that tradition with a game that puts players behind Naoe, a shinobi assassin, and Yasuke, a legendary samurai.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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The details of how these would-be assassins got so close are still shrouded in mystery.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Head of Household at the time, poker player and all-around cutthroat gamer Vanessa Rousso chose to blindside her closest ally Austin Matelson by evicting him live on television.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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With dreams of finally striking it rich, the duo plunges headfirst into a cutthroat race against rival fortune-seekers, opportunists and underworld figures.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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Read: What parents of boys should know Hess does all of this without sharing a drop of advice—hallelujah.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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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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“Bravo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravo. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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