dared

past tense of dare
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as in challenged
to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat I dare you to repeat that to my face! he dared his friend to race to the end of the block

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Recent Examples of dared In Cuba, for instance, the single format is dominant, and very few artists have dared to create a true concept album. — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 Fonda’s flawless silver pixie changed that, revealing his rare ability to transform gray hair from some something to be concealed into something to be expertly cultivated — a technique few colorists had dared to master. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026 Fashion collaborations have come a long way since Marc Jacobs worked with artists Stephen Sprouse and Takashi Murakami at Louis Vuitton in the early aughts, and since Karl Lagerfeld dared to partner up with H&M in 2004. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered political entity that dared to publicly criticize the war, was removed from the ballot last month by Russia’s Supreme Court, and only had a few dozen candidates in the single-seat races. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Everyone then stayed on campus, and dared not explore the surrounding community. — Danny Mason, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 Ultimately, the show attempts to draw a parallel between Lizzie Borden and Aileen Wuornos, portraying them as two women abused and mistreated by society who dared to fight back. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026 This one is of a prison pharmacy technician who dared to risk everything for love. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty Images Markets are set to find out Wednesday just how aggressive the Treasury Department's bond-buying program will get, as Secretary Scott Bessent dared currency traders to challenge him. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dared
Verb
  • Connecticut’s pay-to-stay statute has been revised several times over the past decade and has been challenged in federal court.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On brand with past concerns about the merger itself and with Mark Ruffalo attending hearings, Booker once again challenged the settlement David Ellison reached with blue state AGs last week.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In Job, a breakout Off–Off Broadway work that made it to Broadway, a tech employee confronted her therapist with a gun and demanded to be reinstated at her job, and then the twists ensued from there.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Baron Cohen was aware of the concerns at the time, not least because Walker confronted him at an industry event.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Serbia is formally seeking membership in the European Union, but the effort has stalled under Vucic, who has faced accusations of clamping down on democratic freedoms, including the media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • No two knee injuries are the same, of course, and Seguin faced an obstacle that Mahomes apparently didn’t have to deal with.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Almost every fan inside the 72,000-capacity Arrowhead Stadium who braved the extreme heat went home happy after the team outclassed Denver 31-10.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Trojans shut out Fresno State, 39-0, rewarding the crowd that had braved Labor Day weekend traffic and chose college football over baseball – and maybe attempting to stick it to their critics in the process.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Dared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dared. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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