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or huzza
as in hey
how delightful
the beleaguered soldiers cried, "Huzzah!" as badly needed reinforcements appeared
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Recent Examples of huzzah
Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
The studio also gets huzzahs for an ultimately perfect release date.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024
Sweden may have come out victorious at Eurovision 2023 (for the seventh time, at that), but England had the last huzzah with a tribute to some of Liverpool's most famous musical acts.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 May 2023
No huzzahs for me!
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
That’s 1 point for getting it in 3 and 0 points for tying Wordle Bot (who guessed slate / briny / ninth the lucky ducky) for a grand total of 1 huzzah.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
However, this was a case where audience huzzahs didn't necessarily translate into critical enthusiasm.
—Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2019
There were many huzzahs and much rejoicing — with chips and guacamole, of course.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 27 July 2019
So huzzah for the power of ideas and a work actually willing to confront the liberal intellectuals in the seats.
—Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
Noun
Dallas lost Joe Pavelski to retirement, and huzzah, but added Brendan Smith, Matt Dumba and Ilya Lyubushkin to the defensive mix.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
The studio also gets huzzahs for an ultimately perfect release date.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024
Sweden may have come out victorious at Eurovision 2023 (for the seventh time, at that), but England had the last huzzah with a tribute to some of Liverpool's most famous musical acts.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 May 2023
No huzzahs for me!
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
That’s 1 point for getting it in 3 and 0 points for tying Wordle Bot (who guessed slate / briny / ninth the lucky ducky) for a grand total of 1 huzzah.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
However, this was a case where audience huzzahs didn't necessarily translate into critical enthusiasm.
—Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2019
There were many huzzahs and much rejoicing — with chips and guacamole, of course.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 27 July 2019
So huzzah for the power of ideas and a work actually willing to confront the liberal intellectuals in the seats.
—Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huzzah
Interjection
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Not in a classroom with a lecture but sitting on your couch with your family, eating some popcorn, getting this informal education, and hopefully planting a seed that, hey, Black women do this type of science.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
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But hey, great artists don’t shy away from the truth.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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 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
Interjection
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Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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When did everything—everything—become ha ha ha?—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 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
Cite this Entry
“Huzzah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huzzah. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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