cheerlead
Americanverb (used with object)
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to act as cheerleader for.
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to encourage by or as if by cheerleading.
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of cheerlead
By back formation from cheerleader or cheerleading
Example Sentences
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But Dzeko isn't going to the World Cup to cheerlead from the sidelines.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Contemporary poetry has so few readers that most critics only cheerlead, but Mr. Guriel shares T.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
That does not mean he will cheerlead for former President Donald Trump or even endorse him by name.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
De Los Santos advises against trying to cheerlead for guests who may not be all smiles.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
“Imagine being paid to cheerlead and then give them a drink too,” Williams said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
Typically a sorority has five to six fantastic dancers on the cheerleading or dance team, and we collaborate on the vision and the dance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Weaver and her spouse also shared some emotional insight into their life since her time on the cheerleading squad came to an end several months ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 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
A couple months later she was asked to lead a fund-raising drive for Kristina’s cheerleading squad and said no.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Yet off camera, he cheerled for America with the zeal of the new citizen he was.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2019
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