Cheer and Root for

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Cheer

Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.
Usage example: critics and fans alike have cheered the latest addition to the author's series of fantasy novels
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Root for and cheer are semantically related In some cases you can use "Root for" instead a verb "Cheer". informal substitute
Nearby Words: cheerful, cheerless, cheery, cheering, cheerfulness

Root for

Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
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Cheer and root for are semantically related in aid topic. You can use "Cheer" instead a verb "Root for", if it concerns topics such as honor, push, support.

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  • Just Here for Godzilla Not many root for the dimwitted camp counsellers and nubile victims, and instead cheer for invincible homicidal killers.
    Source: Just Here for Godzilla
  • Series / Veronica Mars And yet, he's also genuinely heroic at times, and we root for him, and we cheer when he falls in love with Veronica and they become a couple.
    Source: Series / Veronica Mars
  • In the fanfic Arrogance And Envy, they also power up by individual Spirit Bomb effects once their users "awaken" - for example, Pinkie Pie (Laughter) gains extra power from anypony she can cheer up, while Rainbow Dash (Loyalty) is powered up when those she fights for root for her.
    Source: Combined Energy Attack
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