as in brave
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order
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Recent Examples of courageous
This electrifying new production celebrates the women who dared to be bold, courageous, and wholly themselves—and in doing so, became truly iconic.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The Democratic Party will need to embrace a similar bold, comprehensive, and courageous vision to convince American voters that its return to power offers more than a patchwork of reforms for dysfunctional institutions.
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Wendell Wallach,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
The team showed courageous fight in its 4-2 loss to Morocco on Wednesday, though it was already eliminated from the competition.
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Fisher Isbell,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Although Argentina recovered from the defeat and reached the final, the Cameroon team’s courageous performance has become the stuff of World Cup legend.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The Democratic Party will need to embrace a similar bold, comprehensive, and courageous vision to convince American voters that its return to power offers more than a patchwork of reforms for dysfunctional institutions.
—
Wendell Wallach,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
The team showed courageous fight in its 4-2 loss to Morocco on Wednesday, though it was already eliminated from the competition.
—
Fisher Isbell,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Although Argentina recovered from the defeat and reached the final, the Cameroon team’s courageous performance has become the stuff of World Cup legend.
—
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courageous
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Good luck to these brave souls, who will face countless questions about this event at premieres and upfronts for the rest of their lives.
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Clive was big, and bombastic, and brave, and full of ideas, and just believed, believed, believed, believed.
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Tops on that list is the late Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir — who died in January at 78 — as a model for a band staying fearless and uncompromising.
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Miller is one of the badass women who have starred in the Power Universe, a franchise that does a great job of spotlighting strong and fearless female characters.
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Tunisia put up a valiant effort despite the nonstop Dutch offensive.
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And if the heat doesn’t get to you first, the humidity is sure to make a valiant attempt.
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He had been dressed as a woman among the king’s daughters in order to avoid participating in the Trojan War and ultimately his fate to die a young heroic death, as opposed to a long life of obscurity.
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Although Bichette now plays for the Mets, his accomplishments with the Blue Jays continue to resonate throughout the city, especially after a heroic moment in last year’s Fall Classic.
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Clearly, Americans didn’t do gallant failure, instead demanding domination over mere participation every time.
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But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.
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From bold color contrast to sheer layering and retro prints, caftans can be styled far beyond a basic beach coverup.
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The vines work hard to take root, and from their struggle come wines that are bold, aromatic, and uniquely Croatian.
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“Courageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courageous. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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