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as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
his daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday
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as in daring
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
a daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game
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Recent Examples of daredevil
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Ogden traced his daredevil ways, in part, back to Newell.
—Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The most fearless of daredevils shouldn’t pass up a trip to Mindanao to paraglide above the jungle or raft the whitewater of Cagayan de Oro all year round.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The tower is massive — roughly twice the height of the Eiffel Tower — and Shiloh Hunter (Virginia Gardner) is an influencer known for sharing daredevil climbing clips.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Ogden traced his daredevil ways, in part, back to Newell.
—Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
Unlike Tina Turner’s enthralling, apex music biopic What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993), watching Michael is like witnessing a daredevil walk a tightrope while wearing a harness over a mammoth, inflatable bounce house.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The most fearless of daredevils shouldn’t pass up a trip to Mindanao to paraglide above the jungle or raft the whitewater of Cagayan de Oro all year round.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daredevil
Adjective
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Hal had taken risks Kate thought were reckless.—
Debora Cahn,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Many savings and loans, retail banks created by quirks in banking law decades earlier, made reckless investments when the Fed’s high interest rates in the early 1980s crushed their traditional business.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s because of your ambition for the most daring and revelatory stories.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Sweeney opted for a daring LBD that featured a deep plunging V-neckline, a miniskirt, and voluminous sleeves.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
Noun
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This has resulted in these two states also having the most Black cowboys, LeBlanc says—like legendary Oklahoma cowboy Bass Reeves, who served as deputy marshal in Oklahoma Territory during the late 19th century, said to have inspired The Lone Ranger.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Think shows that include Argentine cowboys known as gauchos, Brazilian samba dancers, West African (Moko Jumbie) stilt walkers.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Perkin described his wife as inventive and courageous in her art.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Nearly four decades later, as cuts to HIV prevention and treatment programs threaten to unravel years of progress, Earle’s story remains a testament to the power of courageous action.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Some stories are funny, some painful, some adventurous, some outrageous, and many are rooted in nature and place.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
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The 43-year-old transformed Bournemouth into one of Europe’s most front-footed teams during his three seasons in charge, encouraging an adventurous off-the-ball approach that looked to smother the opposition high up the pitch.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Noun
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The Amazon television series Good Omens, which ended this month, came closest—but that book, a comedy about an angel and a devil teaming up to avert Armageddon, was co-written with Neil Gaiman, and the source material ran out after the first season in any case.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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Angels and devils working together to stop Armageddon.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The Tonys are a place to put on a brave face, but will the anxiety creep in?—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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In winter, the White Elephant provides free transfers in its house BMWs between Aspen, Buttermilk, and Aspen Highlands mountains (a garage next to the boot room means guests never brave the elements).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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When Sarah’s eyes moved from the map to the paper piling up in my writing nook marked with the chicken scratchings of a madman, her eyebrows arched to the highest point eyebrows can arch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are mismatched detectives on the hunt for a madman enacting crimes in the style of the seven deadly sins.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Daredevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daredevil. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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