as in valiant
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
standing up for what is right, especially if it's unpopular, is about the guttiest thing a person can do
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Recent Examples of gutty
The Cavs -- the league’s No. 2 overall defense that’s being buoyed by a couple dominant performances and gutty second-half turnarounds -- are 19th in defensive rating in first quarters and 16th in the second.
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Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022
One thing the Longhorns need is a healthy quarterback after losing starter Quinn Ewers early and watching backup Hudson Card limp his way through a gutty performance.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022
But the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a gutty fourth-quarter comeback effort by the Detroit Pistons, improving their mark to 2-2 with a narrow 82-79 win on Thursday evening.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 July 2022
For Mexico, Monday’s gutty effort, by far its best of the tournament, showed why the country entered the competition with high hopes.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022
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Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022
One thing the Longhorns need is a healthy quarterback after losing starter Quinn Ewers early and watching backup Hudson Card limp his way through a gutty performance.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022
But the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a gutty fourth-quarter comeback effort by the Detroit Pistons, improving their mark to 2-2 with a narrow 82-79 win on Thursday evening.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 July 2022
For Mexico, Monday’s gutty effort, by far its best of the tournament, showed why the country entered the competition with high hopes.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutty
Adjective
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The Cybertruck is indeed a valiant effort in doing something new, and that’s not what most manufacturers dare to do.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
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In a valiant effort, Wanyonyi was able to hold off all three of these 1500-meter specialists.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The doc observes students shaping and driving courageous forms of conversation among themselves and with their institutions.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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John Lewis John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whether Flick would be brave and take a punt on the veteran by throwing him straight into the back line was another matter entirely, though.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The 19-year-old, who plays for the Kansas City Current, roamed about central midfield Tuesday night with Albert and distinguished herself with her brave defending and positioning, according to Hayes.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s other out-of-character moments for our fearless leader.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Arya stars as fearless MI6 operative Zara Taylor, while Jallab plays former close protection officer Vincent Taleb, who will this time be on a mission to stop a deadly virus threatening to decimate Europe.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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The first of Rice’s heroic efforts came in the 58th minute, with the 26-year-old breaking the deadlock with a shot that whipped around the Real Madrid wall into the corner of the net.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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An elaborate ideology confers legitimacy upon the Kim family: according to the country’s founding myth, Kim Il Sung led a gallant band of guerilla fighters in the bitter winds of Manchuria to defeat the Japanese, liberate the Korean people, and establish the North Korean state.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2010
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In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.—
Amanda Nguyen,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Also, the Fed must be free to move quickly to deploy bold strategies, such as its bond-buying campaign during the 2008 financial crisis and emergency lending measures during the COVID-19 recession of 2020, Conti-Brown said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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From bold predictions about who's walking out with championship gold to sit-downs with WWE superstars on the verge of history, this preshow is serving as your all-access pass into the chaos, glory, and drama that makes WrestleMania the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Gutty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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