Word: cheered
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...revert to old patterns. That fellow standing at the watercooler telling tasteless jokes at the top of his lungs, for instance, probably comes from a family saddened by some painful event (a serious chronic illness, an early death), where his job as a child was to try to cheer everyone else up. The teammate who will do almost anything to avoid confrontation or criticism most likely grew up hearing way too much of both...
...family is always an open nerve in Italy," says an opposition insider. Lario's comments "can be a heavy blow [for him]. At the very least, it can put him in a bad mood for a while." But surely the presence of the so-called showgirls would help cheer...
...speak up for a great many causes. We speak up to cheer on our favorite sports teams. We speak up to support our political candidates. We speak up to pray. We speak up to debate our opinions...
...Cheering for a sports team allows one to develop a tangible and powerful connection to a home city. When Bears fans throw their support behind the gritty, tough, and understated ethic of the football team, they are also connecting to the modest, hard-working, and unassuming culture of Chicago. When Patriots fans cheer for the flashy, loud, and sign-stealing antics of their football team, they are attaching themselves to a certain Boston mores as well. Teams reflect the personalities of their cities and fans; lifelong allegiance to a team is an important facet of identifying with one?...
Over the weekend of April 9-12, this year’s squad became the first group of Crimson cheerleaders to make it the NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships in Daytona, Fla., after painstaking fundraising and tireless practice...