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- noun Organized
gymnastics anddance atteam games , or as acompetition in its own right. - noun Automatic or
servile praise. - verb Present participle of
cheerlead .
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Examples
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Folks, sorry if my cheerleading is annoying you, but damn, I get such a kick out of well-written, fact supported and passionate posts like these!
Think Progress » Cheney Led Effort To Smear Wilson, Played Dumb 2005
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He can best aid both the process and the country by neither impeding nor cheerleading from the sidelines as congress excercises their proper constitutional mandate.
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It's a national embarassment and no amount of cheerleading from the utterly incompetent SES'rs at NASA will change that.
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I dont engage in cheerleading excercises and blind wishful thinking either.
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I am sure it was a hate spewing event with Sarah Palin cheerleading the event.
Palin gives 'stirring' gun rights speech at NRA dinner, says group 2009
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A little less whining and a little more cheerleading from the left would make that less likely.
Wonkbook: Dems to lose votes in lame duck; Senate looks at outsourcing; Carol Browner out Ezra Klein 2010
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Feminism's march seems to be made in boots and knickers now cheerleading is on the curriculum
Stuff your pompoms. This isn't sport Victoria Coren 2010
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She has not used the 'power of the purse' to any good effect; cheerleading is insufficient action.
Stark endorses Obama 2008
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Now the sport has my support entirely and if something as lame as cheerleading is considered a sport, jump rope deserves it even more so.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2007
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I find it quite odd that some schools will ban spaghetti straps, bare midriffs, etc., and yet does not seem to have any problem with miniskirts in cheerleading or short shorts in "girls '" sports (such as volleyball) or as an integral part of a uniform in a mandated gym class (such as the one I had to take my freshman year).
Family Education 2006
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