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as in adventurous
inclined or willing to take risks
a gutsy coach willing to let her team improvise on the court
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as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
they were gutsy enough to attempt a rescue on their own
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Recent Examples of gutsy
The musician and his supermodel wife called upon architect Nicolò Bini to complete their lakefront home’s gutsy renovation
By Kathryn RomeynPhotography by Douglas Friedman
December 11, 2024
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Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Harbaugh’s gutsy call to go for a fourth-and-1 from his team’s 16-yard line was a turning point in the victory.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Mora made a gutsy call on the next UConn possession, going for a 4th-and-1 at UConn’s own 29.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Nov. 2024
Watch as horses pull talented (and gutsy) skiers down Harrison Avenue, which is set up like a frosty obstacle course.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Harbaugh’s gutsy call to go for a fourth-and-1 from his team’s 16-yard line was a turning point in the victory.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Mora made a gutsy call on the next UConn possession, going for a 4th-and-1 at UConn’s own 29.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Nov. 2024
Watch as horses pull talented (and gutsy) skiers down Harrison Avenue, which is set up like a frosty obstacle course.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kylie Kangaroo Kylie is an adventurous kangaroo from Australia.Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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At such a young age, there is still massive scope for Reis to improve; from bulking up and becoming sturdier in the shoulder-to-shoulder duels to rediscovering his adventurous distribution at the highest level of the game.Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Democratic budget was moved from the House to the Senate, which allowed four courageous Democratic senators who recognized the historic moment for structural budgetary changes.Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Zeman’s documentary chronicles the courageous efforts to save them, first from starvation, then via transport to new homes.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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Quick aside: Notre Dame with its gaudy, preposterously shiny gold helmets forfeited the OB’s Best Headgear trophy to Penn State’s plain white helmets, the most daring flair of understatement since Andy Warhol painted a tomato soup can and called it art.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Judy Reyes stars as a nurse whose daughter dies at the age of five, only to be brought back to life by a morgue technician (an unforgettable Marin Ireland) who has been experimenting with a daring new process.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Franklin was not only a political thinker but a scientist and a brave advocate of smallpox inoculation.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The streets here are steep, as in San Francisco-steep—so precipitous that brave locals (or crazy, some might say) hurtle down them in homemade bobsleds every January.Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The children's television show centers on a pack of puppies, aka the PAW Patrol, and their fearless leader, Ryder, who work together to help the people of Adventure Bay overcome challenges, plus protect them from the occasional bad guy.Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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The women ride sidesaddle, inspired by the fearless adelitas — women fighters in the Mexican Revolution.Amanda Lopez, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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In spite of the leisurely pace of change, To mix valiant drinks for the future.Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Montana State, however, made a valiant comeback effort.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bloomberg/Getty Images The Biden administration announced a bold and controversial new export control scheme today, designed to prevent the advanced chips and artificial intelligence models themselves from ending up in the hands of adversaries such as China.Will Knight, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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Breathing new life into a space that struggled to find its footing in the past, Chef Cabrera has brought a bold new vision to the table, blending Napa’s storied food scene with refreshing coastal flavors that undeniably deserve recognition in the culinary world.Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lupita rules as the teacher and the only one who knows how to act heroic in the moment.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The murder of six million Jews—and the question of whether the British authorities could have done more to save them—complicates an otherwise ennobling story of the country’s heroic stand against Nazism, its finest hour.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Gutsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutsy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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