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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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
De Los Santos advises against trying to cheerlead for guests who may not be all smiles.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2023
Ms. Anderton said she was motivated to cheerlead for multifamily housing when her daughter, who was in high school, complained of feeling stigmatized by living so differently from her friends in single-family houses.
From New York Times • May 5, 2023
“Imagine being paid to cheerlead and then give them a drink too,” Williams said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2022
“I won’t cheerlead the fact that we were able to apprehend this person in such a short period of time,” Bryant said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022
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