hi-ˈrō-ik
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also heroical
1
as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
a memorial honoring the heroic nurses who served in the war
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2
as in epic
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
an opera production of heroic proportions
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3
as in monumental
unusually large
a heroic statue of Alexander the Great astride his horse
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heroic efforts
a heroic figure
heroic proportions
monumental proportions
mythic proportions
enormous proportions
gigantic proportions
epic proportions
heroic deeds
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Recent Examples of heroic
After the war, the SNCF amplified heroic stories with the help of the French government, using a film, pamphlets and other means.
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Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The Giants rolled back the price increase on hot dogs, and President Jimmy Carter’s chief inflation adviser wrote him a letter hailing his efforts as heroic.
—Alex Jacquez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Ramsey’s mother also read scripts for their roles, including their character's heroic death scene in Game of Thrones.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The Giants rolled back the price increase on hot dogs, and President Jimmy Carter’s chief inflation adviser wrote him a letter hailing his efforts as heroic.
—Alex Jacquez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Ramsey’s mother also read scripts for their roles, including their character's heroic death scene in Game of Thrones.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroic
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The doc observes students shaping and driving courageous forms of conversation among themselves and with their institutions.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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John Lewis John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Rather than the epic battles of good vs. evil that ground the Skywalker saga, Andor's focus is the human cost of rebellion and harsh realities of a prolonged uprising against an authoritarian regime.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Argonautica, an epic poem written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the third century B.C.E., chronicles the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts, including their encounter with Talos.—
Sofia Giannuzzi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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Many who have worked on the aqueduct say they are impressed by the system’s design and how engineers and workers built such a monumental system with the basic tools and technology available during the Great Depression.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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In fact, for the current World Expo in Osaka, Japan, the late pope personally chose to anchor the Vatican’s pavilion with Caravaggio’s monumental painting of Christ being lowered into the tomb.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Without every last one of those points, there’s no telling whether No. 1 Duke would’ve survived No. 4 Arizona’s valiant comeback attempt.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Cybertruck is indeed a valiant effort in doing something new, and that’s not what most manufacturers dare to do.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
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But Campbell spoke in such a way that Patriots fans could put aside the arm length/wingspan jabber for just a bit and embrace New England’s glorious past while daydreaming about a promising future.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Mallorca may be known for its nightlife, its glorious beaches and lately, unfortunately, some of its tourism growing pains.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Institute said while dying adults have previously been filmed by fishermen, the colossal squid have never been seen alive at depth.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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On the season’s closing days, skiers and riders take their turn gaining speed down to the base of the slope, bending their knees and water skiing over a lake, pond or colossal puddle, just hoping to absorb the shock on the other side.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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The National Police Office will fully take care of the benefits and welfare of the families of the 5 brave policemen.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Holocaust survivor Marian Turski warned us all to be vigilant against indifference for good reason: turning inward at times of strife prevents us from being brave and leads to the exploitation of the vulnerable.—
Robert Williams,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta’s majestic slopes, Mossbrae Falls cascades out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs into the Sacramento River in ethereal curtains of mist, sending rainbows dancing in all directions.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Mu Cang Chai's overlapping high and low terraced fields in Yen Bai province, Vietnam, create a majestic yet romantic landscape, breathtakingly beautiful especially during the yellow rice season.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Heroic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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