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as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
his daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday
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as in daring
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
a daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game
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Recent Examples of daredevil
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
The tower is massive — roughly twice the height of the Eiffel Tower — and Shiloh Hunter (Virginia Gardner) is an influencer known for sharing daredevil climbing clips.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
27 May 2026
The museum in Topeka brought to life the story of the country’s most famous daredevil with what was considered the largest collection of Knievel artifacts in the world, including items from his family.
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Lisa Gutierrez
may 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Keanu Reeves is back as Canadian daredevil toy Duke Caboom.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
The tower is massive — roughly twice the height of the Eiffel Tower — and Shiloh Hunter (Virginia Gardner) is an influencer known for sharing daredevil climbing clips.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
American daredevil Evel Knievel falls to the ground as his motorcycle flips in the air at Wembley Stadium during his attempt to leap over 13 London buses.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
27 May 2026
The museum in Topeka brought to life the story of the country’s most famous daredevil with what was considered the largest collection of Knievel artifacts in the world, including items from his family.
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Lisa Gutierrez
may 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daredevil
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Was fatal boat crash just an accident — or was Pino reckless?
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Emma D’Arcy imbues Rhaenyra’s every line with a breathless giddiness that conveys the character’s reckless naivete.
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His latest heist was especially daring, at challenge used to one of the best catchers in the game at eliminating runners.
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The bold and daring hero, who leads the battle for justice, is seen for his passion and wisdom.
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An exhibit at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library used AI to illustrate how visitors might look in TR's cowboy garb.
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That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.
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Although Argentina recovered from the defeat and reached the final, the Cameroon team’s courageous performance has become the stuff of World Cup legend.
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Marmo sees Bruce’s life as tragical, comical but also adventurous and courageous.
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Marmo sees Bruce’s life as tragical, comical but also adventurous and courageous.
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Mixing materials like lace, cotton, and more adventurous fabrics like leather within the same color family adds visual interest without losing the cohesive vibe.
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But there are lots of potential devils in the details (otherwise there’d be little need for experimental reactors).
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The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.
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Its easy sextile to healing Chiron in your 7th House of Partnership supports brave conversations that make room for depth with grace.
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Austin Nieves, a recent transplant to the area and the man who had brought this brave group together, broke the strained silence by handing out beers.
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Ozzy was the madman up front, usually singing brooding lyrics written by Geezer.
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Verbinski’s latest, a genre-bending sci-fi that sees Sam Rockwell as a time-travelling madman recruiting help to save humanity from the threat of artificial intelligence, led the director to take a deep dive into new tools.
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“Daredevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daredevil. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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