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cheerleader

[cheer-lee-der] / ˈtʃɪərˌli dər /


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I’d been a gymnast and cheerleader in my youth, and I still wanted to be able to do cartwheels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

You need someone who is your cheerleader but will also call you out when you let good habits slip.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Panettiere’s high school hero emerged on TV during the “sheroes” era of the aughts, arriving in the wake of Sydney Bristow on “Alias” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” another cheerleader turned supernatural brawler.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

And yet there was still a sense that Hollywood underserved her canny ability to appear both ferocious and vulnerable, whether as a horror heroine in “Scream 4” or a superpowered cheerleader on “Heroes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Cool enough that a cheerleader would be inspired to speak to me.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

The company behind the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is seeking a court order to stop My Chemical Romance from using dancers in costumes it says copy the squad’s signature uniform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Last week, after years of fighting for pay increases, the cheerleaders announced that they have unionized, with the Cowboys recognizing the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading Assn. as the collective bargaining representative for the cheer squad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, it was becoming clear that the cheerleaders required a full-time director—and not a moonlighting English professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The cheerleaders mean the research university: the Germanic institution that serves as a factory for new knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The other cheerleaders asked her why she left.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli


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