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as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
gallantly offered to personally accompany the lost tourists back to their hotel
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as in courageously
in a fearless manner
he ran gallantly to the rescue of the woman being mugged
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Recent Examples of gallantly
Jurges gallantly refused to press charges, and Popovich was released from custody.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Harry Potter…Such a Gentleman At the famed Tonys afterparty at the Carlyle Hotel, Daniel Radcliffe gallantly held his the train of his partner Erin Darke’s dress, while balancing a Diet Coke in his other hand.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2026
For decades, contestants gallantly progressed through one category at a time.
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Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
This was stridently done under the banner of the AI being helpful to the mid-sized company and gallantly performing its solemn duty.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Having traded his signature smocks and fedora for a black tuxedo and shiny Oxfords, Schnabel bowed gallantly to the crowd and embraced Isaac and his cast throughout the ovation.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Harry Potter…Such a Gentleman At the famed Tonys afterparty at the Carlyle Hotel, Daniel Radcliffe gallantly held his the train of his partner Erin Darke’s dress, while balancing a Diet Coke in his other hand.
—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2026
For decades, contestants gallantly progressed through one category at a time.
—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
This was stridently done under the banner of the AI being helpful to the mid-sized company and gallantly performing its solemn duty.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Having traded his signature smocks and fedora for a black tuxedo and shiny Oxfords, Schnabel bowed gallantly to the crowd and embraced Isaac and his cast throughout the ovation.
—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallantly
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However, it was reduced to disorderly conduct and he was discharged honorably.
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To be absolutely clear, nobody, except maybe Melanie, is behaving honorably here, but a good Love Island story line isn’t measured in admirable behavior; it is measured in juice — and Melanie, Corbin, Kenzie, and Caleb have it.
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Cultivate psychological safety by courageously speaking uncomfortable truths, a quality remembered more than talent.
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And there is no more important group of people than these young women who courageously stood up.
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Vermax was in dire trouble until Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) heroically steered her Moondancer and broke the rope attached to the anchor.
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But Cape Verde simply did not wilt in a solid, switched-on 4-5-1 defensive shape, compressing space between the lines and defending heroically in their own penalty area to keep the European Champions at bay, and committing only one foul in the process — the fewest ever recorded in a World Cup game.
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Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight.
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Tyrion bravely led the defense of King’s Landing, betrayed outside the gates by the King’s Guard.
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While their age-defying exploits give hope to those of us bravely creaking on despite stiff backs and suspect hamstrings, the young and sprightly still dominate World Cup goalscoring.
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Burnout, by contrast, is a harder reason for many owners to say out loud, especially when the business is still healthy, and the outward signs of success remain firmly in place.
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Meloni was firmly in the fold at a late June meeting in Berlin with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Poland.
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Japan battled valiantly but ultimately couldn’t spend enough time on the ball to threaten Brazil.
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Wilson valiantly tried to dodge catcher Eric Haase, but the veteran applied the tag to end the inning.
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“Gallantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallantly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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