emboldened
adjective
em·bold·ened
im-ˈbōl-dənd 
: made bold or bolder : instilled with boldness, courage, or resolution
"This is the way it's gonna be," Stoddard announced. He had reason to feel emboldened. So far, Tom Murphy and Dan Burke had backed his every decision.—
Ken Auletta
Ken AulettaIf the participant moves toward the creature, it avoids contact. But if the person doesn't move, the emboldened sprite edges closer and finally lands on an outstretched hand.—Ivars Peterson
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In March 2023, the head of the US Central Command told lawmakers that ISIS-K was becoming more emboldened, and that Europe or Asia were more likely targets for terrorist attacks originating in Afghanistan than the US.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
An emboldened Putin is preparing for a long confrontation with the West, according to five people with knowledge of the situation, asking not to be identified because the matter is sensitive.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 18 Mar. 2024
The war has also deepened the relationship between Russia and North Korea, which has supplied Russian forces with weaponry and, with Moscow’s backing, may now feel emboldened to act on the Korean Peninsula with impunity.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
But make no mistake, the debate has been poisoned, clubs now feel emboldened to publicly criticize the referees and their governing bodies.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
To have a shooting like this in the subway system is extremely rare and unacceptable… The bigger question is why do people feel emboldened to pull guns out and shoot?
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Quemado, Texas – Three years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, some of the same defendants who were arrested and convicted for their role in the violent insurrection were embraced by an emboldened fringe movement at the nation's southern border.
—Madeleine May, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2024
But Edwards’s joyful, robust and risky dancing, their shining eyes — so apparent when gazing into Stanley’s in a half-crouched moment on the floor — brought another, more emboldened energy to the ballet.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
May 3, 2023: Drones hit the Kremlin, as the war comes to Russia
In the spring of 2023, an emboldened Kyiv increasingly brought the war home to Russia with a series of drone attacks on Russian soil.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
An emboldened Putin is preparing for a long confrontation with the West, according to five people with knowledge of the situation, asking not to be identified because the matter is sensitive.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 18 Mar. 2024
The war has also deepened the relationship between Russia and North Korea, which has supplied Russian forces with weaponry and, with Moscow’s backing, may now feel emboldened to act on the Korean Peninsula with impunity.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
But make no mistake, the debate has been poisoned, clubs now feel emboldened to publicly criticize the referees and their governing bodies.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
To have a shooting like this in the subway system is extremely rare and unacceptable… The bigger question is why do people feel emboldened to pull guns out and shoot?
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Quemado, Texas – Three years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, some of the same defendants who were arrested and convicted for their role in the violent insurrection were embraced by an emboldened fringe movement at the nation's southern border.
—Madeleine May, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2024
But Edwards’s joyful, robust and risky dancing, their shining eyes — so apparent when gazing into Stanley’s in a half-crouched moment on the floor — brought another, more emboldened energy to the ballet.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
May 3, 2023: Drones hit the Kremlin, as the war comes to Russia
In the spring of 2023, an emboldened Kyiv increasingly brought the war home to Russia with a series of drone attacks on Russian soil.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
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