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Recent Examples of hallelujah
Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2025
Read: What parents of boys should know Hess does all of this without sharing a drop of advice—hallelujah.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Get The Recipe 10 of 40 Shout Hallelujah Potato Salad
What better time to shout hallelujah than Easter Sunday?
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
There’d be a brief silence, before all the voices flooded in and the whole circle would catch fire like an unending wall of the most resounding hallelujah imaginable.
—Jack Chang, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
And, as the hoarse hallelujahs from their fans illustrated, the Lakers now have some new magic of their own.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
At end times, will there be a chorus of hallelujahs or ...
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
Interjection
Topics include improving meetings (oh hallelujah!), the pitfalls of charisma and how to avoid that trap, navigating bureaucracy, and how to stop chasing perfectionism.
—Noun
And a road win without Pat Surtain II would be the surest hallelujah yet.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallelujah
Interjection
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But, hey, nothing gold can stay — especially across 27 seasons.—
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But hey, two billionaire friends are better than one, right?—
Noun
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The movie isn’t just a paean to a pioneer spirit.—
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The chapter ends up being a paean to the persistence of love, and advocacy born from loss.—
Interjection
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The most wonderful, crazy surprise blessing of our lives ha!—
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Julia Masli’s 2023 one-person show, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, became an international phenomenon by offering something unconventional for a piece of comedy: help.—
Noun
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Swedish singer-composer Anna von Hausswolff, whose cathedral melodies, intense vocals and doom-laden dirges share much in common with Nordic heavy-metal culture, specializes in mystery and grandiosity.—
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Thanksgiving can be delightful or draining, a festive feast or a dispiriting dirge.—
Noun
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There, he was honored with salutes and a requiem.—
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Finally, 110 words into his statement, Trump closed with a proper requiem for the deceased.—
Noun
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If Park’s film begins as another lament for our layoff-laden modern world, the South Korean director soon introduces a sinister twist.—
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Joel Stedifor sent two pictures of his classic 85-year-old Pontiac and shared my lament about the dearth of old, old Pontiac automobiles.—
Noun
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Each song presents a lyrical tapestry that carries messages from God, frequently drawing upon references to biblical psalms.—
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Muir read a psalm for protection and remarked on how journalists write the first draft of history while often covering trying events within the community.—
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“Hallelujah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallelujah. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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