cheerleading
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cheerleading
Example Sentences
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In one video, she admits she forgot her suitcase in the driveway on the way to her daughters’ cheerleading competition four hours away.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"The ICU Worlds is broadcast on the Olympic channel, so it's basically kind of like the Olympics of cheerleading," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Of course, only a small number of technology companies are driving bullish earnings revisions and pushing the stock market higher, but the market mob, and their cheerleading commentariat, don’t seem to care.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
In the end, however, the punditry did not need to be coerced into cheerleading.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
After a full five hours of walking through a minefield of Sadie Hawkins proposals—including a cheerleading pyramid during lunch—I have one hour to go.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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