superhero
noun
su·per·he·ro
ˈsü-pər-ˌhir-(ˌ)ō 
-ˌhē-(ˌ)rō
plural superheroes
: a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers
also
: an exceptionally skillful or successful person compare superheroine, supervillain
Examples of superhero in a Sentence
The people who do this dangerous work are real-life superheroes who deserve our gratitude.
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Sadly, Dunphy doesn't live long enough to use Demolition Man or any other superhero names.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Filming for the second season of the superhero series wrapped in November 2024.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Indeed, superhero cinema seems to be trimming a lot of the fat that’s contributed to the genre’s loss of gloss from its heady days of late-2010s.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
These exchanges made plain one of the challenges of running a superhero studio: Even the possibility of a new movie or a TV show featuring one of these characters — as a development projects that may never come to pass for a host of reasons — is enough to unleash a torrent of headlines.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Filming for the second season of the superhero series wrapped in November 2024.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Indeed, superhero cinema seems to be trimming a lot of the fat that’s contributed to the genre’s loss of gloss from its heady days of late-2010s.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
These exchanges made plain one of the challenges of running a superhero studio: Even the possibility of a new movie or a TV show featuring one of these characters — as a development projects that may never come to pass for a host of reasons — is enough to unleash a torrent of headlines.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Superhero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superhero. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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