as in valiant
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament he made the manful decision to stick by his friends when everyone else had abandoned them

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Recent Examples of manful Intermittent fasting was of a piece with an interest in manful self-improvement via stoicism. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024 Camping with a rogue dynamiter, Siringo stuck elk horns into two neighboring peaks and claimed to have named the mountains in honor of their manful bond. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023 The other deputies smiled, ready to toast the capital with manful drafts of vodka. Alex Halberstadt, Town & Country, 9 Oct. 2015 The other deputies smiled, ready to toast the capital with manful drafts of vodka. Alex Halberstadt, Town & Country, 9 Oct. 2015
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  • The rest of the episode shows the Current’s valiant efforts despite the loss in the NWSL semifinals against Orlando.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Among the many tributes her colleagues pay her valiant war effort, there is one that screams from the pages of her book.
    Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Above all, California needs interest groups, lawmakers and a courageous governor willing to set aside politics as usual and commit to tackling hard problems.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
  • For mentees just starting their careers, having a safe space to discuss professional aspirations and share concerns makes all the difference in their ability to take courageous risks.
    Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The actor has also emerged as a brave and outspoken advocate against harassment in the film industry, delivering a message that has served as an example and source of encouragement for many other women in the industry.
    The Glamour editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Jake spoke with Lilly (not her real name), one of Westwood’s victims, an incredibly brave woman who gave evidence in court and is refusing to allow Westwood’s behavior to define her.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Her heroic story is unarguably the stuff of movies.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The midseason premiere of Grey’s Anatomy picked up right after Lucas Adams’ (Niko Terho) heroic actions potentially cost his life during an armed robbery.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.
    Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • 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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  • True innovation requires fearless iteration and experimentation.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The filmmaker-actor will portray a fearless inspector characterized as a devout follower of the Hindu God Ayyappa with zero tolerance for corruption.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Manful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manful. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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