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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
So the idea of Carol being a hero is based on her belief that fighting for individuality is more important.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Offset spatula Any baker will tell you that an offset spatula is the unsung hero of kitchen tools.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
Indonesia’s president named the country’s late former ruler — whose time in power was characterized by corruption, rights abuses, and economic growth — a national hero.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Bob Dylan, Strummer’s ultimate hero, loved this lineup of the band.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Offset spatula Any baker will tell you that an offset spatula is the unsung hero of kitchen tools.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
Indonesia’s president named the country’s late former ruler — whose time in power was characterized by corruption, rights abuses, and economic growth — a national hero.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Bob Dylan, Strummer’s ultimate hero, loved this lineup of the band.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hero
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
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The 28-year-old, a member of K-pop supergroup Blackpink, became the first K-pop idol to have her song be nominated in the Grammys’ main six, general field categories.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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After Sage Ahrens-Nichols and Jawan Pitts flipped away from original Uli, Nate was vulnerable once the new coalition believed there was no way Rizo Velovic would ever play his immunity idol for the Rad Dad so decided to load all of their votes on the unsuspecting victim.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Marking its 43rd edition, the Northern Italian festival will gather a constellation of screen icons, paying additional tribute to Daniel Brühl, Claude Lelouch, Vincent Lindon, Vanessa Redgrave, Stefania Sandrelli, Sergio Castellitto and Aleksandr Sokurov.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The couple was spotted seated in the front row behind home plate, ahead of baseball icon Sandy Koufax.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Then, in among all the sparkles and squeals and oh-my-gods and you-look-so-beautifuls, a figure of doom cut through the glitter like a chain saw.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes the Survivor gods do not give with both hands.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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