braving

present participle of brave

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of braving Producing enough profits to justify that giant market cap would require Musk to set a journey of fast-expanding profitability and breakneck growth, and investors along for the ride would be braving a chamber of horrors. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 The story set in Minnesota and shot in Finland, was a first for Thompson who totes a gun while braving a deep freeze. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025 Thousands of Filipinos massed in the capital on the main Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a historic highway known by its acronym EDSA, many either clad in white or wearing a white ribbon, and braving extreme heat and rain. Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025 McFadden was one of many braving the heat and humidity in a sea of red, white and blue. Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Much like the United States, Western Australia has a mythic origin story of settlers braving harsh conditions to create a new, free land. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braving
Verb
  • Bono also alluded to the current challenges confronting America.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In videos spread across social media, protesters are shown, some confronting law enforcement and recording the raid with their phones.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Snell was facing a rookie making his seventh big-league start.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Now, nearly three years later, could Meta be facing its own ChatGPT moment?
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Braving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braving. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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