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as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend
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Recent Examples of hero
Yet some downtown insiders believe Horton’s darkest days could be behind it, especially if an unlikely hero swoops in to save the day.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Nestled between Red Dirt heroes Turnpike Troubadours (who were, as usual, great) and festival headliners Kings of Leon, the lyrically earnest Barber performed well, worthy of the slow-building hype surrounding him.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
The explorer Ernest Shackleton is a hero of yours.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
The Colorado heroes from that game, like Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, are in the NFL, but that shouldn’t change how much TCU wants to win this game.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Nestled between Red Dirt heroes Turnpike Troubadours (who were, as usual, great) and festival headliners Kings of Leon, the lyrically earnest Barber performed well, worthy of the slow-building hype surrounding him.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
The explorer Ernest Shackleton is a hero of yours.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
The Colorado heroes from that game, like Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, are in the NFL, but that shouldn’t change how much TCU wants to win this game.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
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In the book, readers hear from many of golf’s biggest names — Tiger’s caddie, his coach, his opponents, his idols, and others, all offering fresh insight into the electrifying highs of his victories and the obstacles on and off the course that threatened his relentless pursuit of perfection.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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The show, inspired by the real-life musical family the Cowsills, quickly became a hit and launched star David Cassidy into the teen idol stratosphere.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The work opens doors to develop ultra-precise quantum sensors, which could sharpen navigation in environments where GPS doesn’t work such as submarines, underground or spaceflight.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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They are currently being housed at Gangmen Harbor, a facility located west of the Sanya naval base, where the PLAN has also parked other UUVs, as well as aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Directed, produced and co-written by Anselm Chan, the film stars Cantonese comedy icons Dayo Wong and Michael Hui, alongside Michelle Wai and Chu Pak Hong.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Enter the details in the search bar or scan the pill bottle with your iPhone's camera by clicking the camera icon next to the search bar.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Or, better yet, at the uber-hot, gods-only party taking place at the Acropolis.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Sep. 2025
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Best to just give in, dandily living in the game’s excesses; we’re being treated like gods here, left to want for nothing more.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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