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as in gayety
dressy clothing
children in their Sunday bravery
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as in courage
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
it took great bravery to rescue the baby trapped in the burning building
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Recent Examples of bravery
The ship's new namesake, Oscar V. Peterson, was a naval officer who was killed in World War II and posthumously granted a Medal of Honor by Congress for bravery during the war.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 27 June 2025
Ideas flowed from product engineers to senior leaders, creating a shared sense of bravery, purpose and camaraderie.
—Stephen McKeown, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
He was wounded twice in combat and received a Purple Heart in recognition of his bravery.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
In a feat of huge bravery, the unnamed man then stuck his fingers in the reptile’s eyes before taking off his life vest, causing the alligator to swim away with the jacket, 7News Miami reported.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 27 June 2025
Ideas flowed from product engineers to senior leaders, creating a shared sense of bravery, purpose and camaraderie.
—Stephen McKeown, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
He was wounded twice in combat and received a Purple Heart in recognition of his bravery.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
In a feat of huge bravery, the unnamed man then stuck his fingers in the reptile’s eyes before taking off his life vest, causing the alligator to swim away with the jacket, 7News Miami reported.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravery
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Ethical Memory Vault: A secure story engine that records acts of moral courage—feeding these back into leadership training, AI models and onboarding systems.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Hutchins later credited Jenner with giving her the courage to make the same transition.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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Rambin shared a behind-the-scenes look at the photoshoot on TikTok, which offered a glimpse of the couple's first look at one another in their wedding attire.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Bring water, lunch, sunscreen, athletic clothes, running shoes, a towel and proper swimming attire to camp each day.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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Other stories of heroism have begun to surface as the floodwaters recede in Texas.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Amid the chaos, acts of heroism stood out: men who hoisted children over animal chutes, staff who moved the animals and tried to restore calm, police officers and firefighters who arrived on the scene to help.—
Jordan Friedman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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Churchgoers that chilly April day weren't able to show off their Easter finery.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Lots of fine, elaborate costume work on display this season, from the quick-change finery of The Picture of Dorian Gray to the spot-on tidy drudgery of ’70s-era Blackpool in The Hills of California.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The convergence of reason and gallantry, of irony and affection, struck a teasing tone.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Written with filmmaker Matt Yoka, Possession marries the Band’s Americana with T. Rex’s fuzzy glam, anchored by Segall’s always-stellar guitar gallantry.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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Unfolding against the backdrop of SCAD’s campus in the hilltop village of Lacoste in the Luberon Valley, honorees included actor Toby Jones, director Stephen Frears, screenwriter Christopher Hampton and James Bond and Harry Potter costume designer Jany Temime.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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Every cobbled lane was blocked by revelers crowded outside the bars, all wearing white-and-red fiesta costumes.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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In just 30 games, averaged 12.9 points and 4.9 rebounds on 36% shooting from 3-point range, all marks that were personal bests.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Both sums are weekly bests for Lake, who co-authored each song on the LP.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Bravery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravery. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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