1
as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
despite considerable risk to their own safety, the brave team of rescuers rushed into the collapsed building
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as in wonderful
of the very best kind
the gourmet food shop is off to a brave start
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as in to confront
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade
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brave soldiers
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a brave attempt
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Recent Examples of brave
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Watch tourists brave this 5,000 foot-high attraction Today, the park is home to many popular attractions, including the 1,070-foot-tall glass Bailong Elevator.
—Karla Cripps, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Across from me, Sabrina Carpenter is shoulders-deep in a cylindrical wooden ice bath of her own, braving four degrees Celsius in a baby-blue lace bikini.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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Adjective
Set five years after Jurassic World: Dominion, the movie sees an expedition brave isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Watch tourists brave this 5,000 foot-high attraction Today, the park is home to many popular attractions, including the 1,070-foot-tall glass Bailong Elevator.
—Karla Cripps, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Verb
The flight between the two tracks is roughly an hour and a half, but Larson wants to brave it out.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Across from me, Sabrina Carpenter is shoulders-deep in a cylindrical wooden ice bath of her own, braving four degrees Celsius in a baby-blue lace bikini.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brave
Adjective
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The event series is based on The Old Testament’s Book of Genesis and told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate yet flawed women whose descendants would shape three of the world’s great faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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Occasionally we are confronted with stories, like the founding of Knox College [established in 1837 by abolitionists committed to educating women and people of color] , where some person or some group of people chose the unpopular, but morally courageous path.—
Hanna Hart,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Colleagues, mentors and friends are wonderful sources of feedback.—
Kim Salem-Jackson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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These tender, buttery peas are wonderful in any number of dishes, but our new favorite just might be this black-eyed pea dip.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
Verb
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In late 1996, Cochran finally got a chance to confront Butler.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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After the briefing ended, at least one reporter appeared to confront the man, a Lindell TV employee named Girish Gaur, for his actions.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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McClain’s fearless dive was part of a surge WPVC delivered after trailing 7-4 in Game 2.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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The fifth book in the Meant To Be collection has everything that this fire sign thrives on: action, challenge and fearless ambition.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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With so many lovely fruits at our fingertips, there’s no reason to trifle with making a trifle this summer.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Jake looked back over a decade’s worth of Denis stating his desire to one day direct Bond and there is some lovely detail – the clues were there from the start.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Denmark face France and Germany play Italy in the remaining two other quarter-finals on Sunday.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Her values now inform her mission to work within healthcare to improve equity and uplift populations facing similar barriers.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Plum’s absence was sorely felt as what began as a valiant effort by the Sparks — keeping pace with the visiting Storm through the first half — quickly unraveled into a 98-67 blowout loss Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Our brave and valiant forces delivered a resounding response, bringing the enemy to its knees.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The beautiful game has all too often been marred by unsavory incidents of bigotry.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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The job was to find a photographer or find a model, pack a trunk of clothes and flit off to St. Moritz for a week and take beautiful pictures and come back.—
A Martínez,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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“Brave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brave. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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