as in brave
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
valiant soldiers marching off to war
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Recent Examples of valiant
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
Plum’s absence was sorely felt as what began as a valiant effort by the Sparks — keeping pace with the visiting Storm through the first half — quickly unraveled into a 98-67 blowout loss Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Our brave and valiant forces delivered a resounding response, bringing the enemy to its knees.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The coat of arms above serves as the door for the ‘most noble, most loyal, most valiant and always loyal’.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
For the second time this season, the Valkyries put up a valiant effort against the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty but couldn’t find a way to win down the stretch.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
Plum’s absence was sorely felt as what began as a valiant effort by the Sparks — keeping pace with the visiting Storm through the first half — quickly unraveled into a 98-67 blowout loss Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Our brave and valiant forces delivered a resounding response, bringing the enemy to its knees.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The coat of arms above serves as the door for the ‘most noble, most loyal, most valiant and always loyal’.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valiant
Adjective
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Psychological Safety and Bravery Fuel Growth Creating an environment of psychological safety and building the capability of brave communication is the winning combination.—
Jill Schulman,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The tragic loss of a brave police officer and innocent civilians is far too common.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 July 2025
Noun
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From tech giants like Google to media stalwarts such as CNN—and even Wall Street leaders like BlackRock—no industry has been spared.—
Andrew Whalen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Jonah Heim, who looked like a budding stalwart behind the plate, saw his OPS dip from .755 in 2023 to .602 last season.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Two public transportation enthusiasts embarked on a courageous journey to travel from the Mexican border to Canada, using only local transit, including several buses and trains along the West Coast.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some were becoming so, like the female war reporters and photographers who battled prejudice and emerged on the scene, including the spectacularly courageous Australian Kate Webb, the French Catherine Leroy and Françoise Demulder, and the Americans Elizabeth Becker and Frances FitzGerald.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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One of the heroes of the Indiana Pacers run in the NBA Playoffs and coming within one game of winning the NBA Championship will be the Pace Car Driver for the July 27 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger was the hero on the night, making a string of fantastic stops before thwarting Alice Sombath to take Germany through to the last four.—
Oli Gamp,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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In 1951, George Reeves played the gallant superhero in the first feature film based on a DC Comics character, Superman and the Mole Man.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Fiennes exhibits that side of him without apology, which only makes his gallant side feel all the more genuine.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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None more so than England captain Ben Stokes, who has finally been forced to concede defeat in his heroic attempt to bowl and bat his side to victory almost single-handed because of an injury born out of a brutal workload and relentless calendar.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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At a Liberty game at the Barclays Center a few days later, the team’s heroic mascot, Ellie the Elephant, carried a miniature purse with a Labubu attached.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Our evolution lives in fabric, form and fearless self-expression.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
25 July 2025
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At the top were leaders like the character played by Matthew McConaughey—fast-talking, endlessly confident, seemingly fearless.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Valiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valiant. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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