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as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend
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Recent Examples of hero
My belief in the camera as a hero feature is not abstract.
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Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead of acting all tough, Odenkirk channels the reluctant hero, who’d really rather not murder his new neighbors.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Our unnamed hero’s one-sided correspondence is exhausting, familiar, humiliating, and rewarding all at once.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Such a winner for me, this story focuses on a hero who joins a club of men who are reading romance novels to better understand their partners.
—Tessa Bailey, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead of acting all tough, Odenkirk channels the reluctant hero, who’d really rather not murder his new neighbors.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Our unnamed hero’s one-sided correspondence is exhausting, familiar, humiliating, and rewarding all at once.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Such a winner for me, this story focuses on a hero who joins a club of men who are reading romance novels to better understand their partners.
—Tessa Bailey, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hero
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
Noun
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Chalino Sánchez is the only idol who will remain forever.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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General Martin is Maggie’s (Taylor Misiak) Canadian idol and invites to Stroopsdorf with the idea of pitching herself as a mentee, but things get complicated when General Martin and the Colonel develop an immediate attraction.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most of Beijing's navy is made up of modern ships able to carry out various missions and submarines, according to the assessment.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Highlights from China’s arms exhibition included submarine drones, hypersonic missiles and laser weapons.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Speed started — like most generational icons do — with a nickname and a dream.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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For Disney and Universal, intellectual property rights to pop icons like Darth Vader and the Simpsons were allegedly infringed.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For whatever reason, the weather gods were certainly smiling on Venice this year.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Temkin’s Olympus language includes an interpreter consisting of Greek gods, which must be asked to do things in the proper way.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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