as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament traditionally young Masai men are consigned to a period of isolation in the bush in order to turn them into strong, lionhearted warriors

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Recent Examples of lionhearted Don't let the YA classification fool you—this collection of scary stories is poised to make even a lionhearted adult jump. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 25 Jan. 2023 Her longtime stylist, Micaela Erlanger, has created a more daring yet heroic wardrobe full of daring silhouettes mixed with mesmerizing prints and colors, giving a lionhearted upgrade off-screen. Danielle Wright, Essence, 16 Nov. 2022
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  • The series follows her courageous lead, becoming an antidote to the doom-and-gloom dramas that dominate our culture (not to mention a ray of light in a world that can seem irrepressibly dark).
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Black Box Diaries The Bottom Line A sobering doc about a courageous act.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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  • Incredibly the only sitcom on this list, NBC’s Powerless was a brave, brief foray into what still is wildly uncharted territory in cape comic TV shows.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike the crime thriller elements that are just OK, there’s energy, urgency and a convincing naturalism when the focus is on Yan and Sister taking brave and sometimes dangerous steps to reclaim their right to self-determination.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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  • Witness her valiant efforts when the series premieres on November 17.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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  • This is the environment of sages and of fearless leadership, dancing with the cosmos.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, back on land, Chock is having a heart-to-heart with our fearless host, Jesse Palmer.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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  • Election officials did a heroic job this year, said Pamela Smith, president and CEO of Verified Voting, a nonprofit that works with state and local election officials to keep voting systems secure.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And what is the Trump campaign producing if not fantastical propaganda intended to conjure a false image of Joe Biden’s America as a dark, dangerous place on the verge of destruction, besieged by immigrants, and savable only by one heroic man?
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • Albert Suárez stepped in to pitch a gallant five innings but understandably could not go more on short notice.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Follow the generally gallant writer of this newsletter on Threads @jimreineking 🧵.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024

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“Lionhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lionhearted. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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