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.—
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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
Ivars PetersonExamples of emboldened in a Sentence
not too surprisingly, rock climbing tends to attract the more emboldened seekers of outdoor adventure
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Men become more emboldened and experimental in their dress.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Rolling out 152 years after the turbulent events of Season 2, this expansive run continues the noble efforts of an emboldened band of exiles on their exhausting quest to save humanity and restore civilization after the inevitable fall of the Galactic Empire.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 June 2025
An emboldened European Council should extend qualified majority voting to more policy areas, as recommended in the Draghi report.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
That promise could well be an empty one; Xi may not be willing or even able to restrain an emboldened Putin.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Rolling out 152 years after the turbulent events of Season 2, this expansive run continues the noble efforts of an emboldened band of exiles on their exhausting quest to save humanity and restore civilization after the inevitable fall of the Galactic Empire.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 June 2025
An emboldened European Council should extend qualified majority voting to more policy areas, as recommended in the Draghi report.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
That promise could well be an empty one; Xi may not be willing or even able to restrain an emboldened Putin.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Emboldened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emboldened. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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