as in courage
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
an extraordinary display of prowess on the battlefield
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Recent Examples of prowess
Javonni, who is originally from Queens, revealed a fleece bag inspired by a tennis ball in addition to T-shirts that speak to her artistic prowess.
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Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
This is a perfect role for Tatum, who most recently charmed in Dog and The Lost City, both proving his box office prowess.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
The sensor and lens leave nothing on the table in regards to imaging prowess.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Yet both his offensive prowess and the edge to his game were as much bugs as features during his first pro season last year.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
This is a perfect role for Tatum, who most recently charmed in Dog and The Lost City, both proving his box office prowess.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
The sensor and lens leave nothing on the table in regards to imaging prowess.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Yet both his offensive prowess and the edge to his game were as much bugs as features during his first pro season last year.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prowess
Noun
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Harry brought his trademark humor and warmth to the awards, a ceremony honoring seriously ill children who have shown incredible courage, joking and making smiles all around.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The WellChild Awards, which celebrates the courage of seriously ill children and those who care for them, is sponsored by a charity Harry has long supported.—
Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But luckily, heroism doesn’t have a hard out.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Based on real-life stories from the Camp Fire (still the deadliest wildfire in California history), The Lost Bus, which just premiered at the Toronto Film Festival ahead of a short September theatrical release and an October 3 debut on Apple TV+, offers plenty of suspense and heroism.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2025
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With Julian, Kusters has made an impressive, understated directorial debut about love, loss and the bravery required to keep trying to live in an unfair world.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Interpreting fall 2025 runways’ animal print trend on a more literal level, Tyla also went with Pandora Talisman collection picks like the Swallow Medallion Charm and Lion Medallion Charm, representative of hope and bravery, respectively.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s a quixotic gallantry to appealing to a saner conservative and looking ahead to a post-Trump American politics.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Queen Elizabeth later awarded Beaton the George's Cross, Britain’s highest civilian award for gallantry, for his role in saving her daughter’s life, and bestowed honors on Callender, as well as the other policemen and onlookers who intervened.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Prowess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prowess. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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