as in brave
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
valiant soldiers marching off to war
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Recent Examples of valiant
Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Time also alluded to Hannegan’s lack of experience, and his valiant efforts to correct for it.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Their defense, led by Roquan Smith and Marlon Humphrey, delivered a valiant effort against one of the league’s best teams but could not smother Saquon Barkley forever.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
Cincinnati trailed 27-6 at one point and made a valiant effort to come back and tie the game at 27 all, but the Chargers won on a late J.K. Dobbins touchdown run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Some in New York and around the country see Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran turned architecture student, as a valiant protector of fellow subway riders who feared the erratic Neely was on the verge of violence.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Time also alluded to Hannegan’s lack of experience, and his valiant efforts to correct for it.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Their defense, led by Roquan Smith and Marlon Humphrey, delivered a valiant effort against one of the league’s best teams but could not smother Saquon Barkley forever.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
Cincinnati trailed 27-6 at one point and made a valiant effort to come back and tie the game at 27 all, but the Chargers won on a late J.K. Dobbins touchdown run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valiant
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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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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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Most people pass these ubiquitous stalwarts without knowing what they are called or what they are used for.James Barron, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Cocktails like the Gimlet that had long been understood as gin stalwarts were treated as vodka drinks by default.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 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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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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Here’s how the blue-collar hero joined the 10-figure club.Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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In 2024, farmers became the heroes of sustainability as regenerative agriculture transitioned from a buzzword to a proven reality.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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But at the very end, America's Democratic majority came home to Carter in a late surge that flooded polling places in party strongholds across the nation and stopped Ford's gallant comeback just short of victory.Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Bears had mounted a gallant comeback in the second half against the best team in football and were in a position to tie the score with a field goal or win the game with a touchdown.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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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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The moment a curious kitten terrified his owners with a fearless leap has gained viral attention online.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Ago Bay is the heartland of Japan's legendary ama divers – generations of fearless women who, for thousands of years, have held their breath and plunged to the seabed in search of scallops, abalone, sea urchins and sea snails.Scott Campbell, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Valiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valiant. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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