as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
valorous deeds that will be long remembered
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Recent Examples of valorous
The Republican refusal to support the valorous resistance of Ukraine in their fight against the sudden sneak attack without provocation by Russia’s imperial new Stalin, Vladimir Putin, leaves me simply incredulous.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
It was upgraded to the Medal of Honor decades later following a policy change that lifted a requirement that such awards be made within five years of valorous acts.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
That said, Michelle Yeoh makes her valorous presence felt as Airazor, a glittering peregrine falcon whose devotion to the cause takes a surprise turn.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 June 2023
But Merton Ames had belonged to that inspired party of originators, scholars valorous enough to catch hold of new meanings in traditional formulas, resolute enough to withstand the skeptics.
—Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
It was upgraded to the Medal of Honor decades later following a policy change that lifted a requirement that such awards be made within five years of valorous acts.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
That said, Michelle Yeoh makes her valorous presence felt as Airazor, a glittering peregrine falcon whose devotion to the cause takes a surprise turn.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 June 2023
But Merton Ames had belonged to that inspired party of originators, scholars valorous enough to catch hold of new meanings in traditional formulas, resolute enough to withstand the skeptics.
—Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valorous
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Gunderson’s Hertha is fierce, witty and courageous and her Marie is cowering, heartbroken and despondent.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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History is filled with good and evil, but in the end, good conquers evil when courageous men and women don’t give up, as when Hitler and his Nazis were vanquished.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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Despite a valiant effort from Dustin, who hit a Final Cut on Cody for a near-fall, Cody fought back with a Disaster Kick and a Cross Rhodes, only for Dustin to kick out.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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An animal rescue in Florida has saved nearly 80 dogs from the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires and freezing weather in Texas in a valiant effort that saw their team drive across the country to help find the pups a better home.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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His condition was touch and go, but this brave boy refused to give up.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement and instead trusts them to use common sense.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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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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The Bears had mounted a gallant comeback in the second half against the best team in football and were in a position to tie the score with a field goal or win the game with a touchdown.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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Expecting applause, many veterans like him faced the ire of the nation's swelling anti-war movement, whose protests pitted neighbor against neighbor depending on whether the war was seen as a heroic stand against Communism or a waste of young American lives.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Outlets like The Riverside Record, founded by journalist Alicia Ramirez, are working to fill that void and the local journalists that remain are doing heroic work with insufficient resources.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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Merging fearless expression with limitless possibility, the collection brings together BAPE’s streetwear legacy and KidSuper’s artistic approach, creating a bold new world of fashion and art under the theme A Super Ape.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2025
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This legislation will cement his status in our nation's capital as our fearless commander-in-chief, extraordinary leader, and relentless champion for the American people.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Valorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valorous. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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