plural antiheroes
: a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
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What's next for Marvel and the Avengers? Up next for Marvel is May's Thunderbolts, which features a rag-tag group of antiheroes who are being marketed as an alternative to the Avengers.
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Familiarity must breed contempt because the dynastic Kansas City Chiefs have become America's antihero of pro football, triggering a groundswell of support for the Buffalo Bills to halt the perpetually reigning champs at Sunday's AFC championship.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The corrido frames Mangione as a dark symbol of resistance against corporate misconduct, and some have compared the accused to the antihero from V for Vendetta.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
Among the antiheroes going to covertly work for the government are Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), the Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour) and Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz).
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Familiarity must breed contempt because the dynastic Kansas City Chiefs have become America's antihero of pro football, triggering a groundswell of support for the Buffalo Bills to halt the perpetually reigning champs at Sunday's AFC championship.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The corrido frames Mangione as a dark symbol of resistance against corporate misconduct, and some have compared the accused to the antihero from V for Vendetta.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
Among the antiheroes going to covertly work for the government are Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), the Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour) and Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz).
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Antihero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antihero. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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