chivalrously

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Adverb
  • The sardonic clip sees Ford reluctantly trade in his signature leather jacket for a kilt and valiantly plug Glenmorangie while standing atop a hill.
    Marissa G. Muller, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • After fighting valiantly to ward off injury, the horse was euthanized in 2007, his courageous battle forever remembered at Churchill Downs, where his statue stands outside of Gate 1.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Adverb
  • In a story set in the Great Depression, the Filipino-American novelist wrote courageously of the struggles of the migrant worker who wishes to live with dignity in a world that chooses not to see him as fully human.
    Time, Time, 12 May 2026
  • Your team have just courageously avoided relegation on the final day.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Adverb
  • Akinola bravely and generously weaves a fabulous patchwork of memory, private life, and Nigeria’s history.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Mercifully, Aviv has bravely attempted to untangle the mother-daughter dynamic and bring it into the light.
    Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Adverb
  • The former can’t hold himself together and the latter does it majestically well.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
  • The 94-year-old edifice, looming majestically over Boyle Heights, stopped taking patients nearly two decades ago.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Adverb
  • Santa Cruz, a hunk of volcanic rock wedged between the blues of sky and ocean and inhabited by over a thousand scrappy species of creatures and plants, feels magnificently wild.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Gill is a storm of rage, magnificently suppressing George’s base instincts for the sake of decorum.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Chivalrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chivalrously. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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