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as in to confront
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
every day the old fisherman dared the elements to make his meager living
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Recent Examples of dare
He is forced at gunpoint into a mission to pull off a daring prison break.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
When faced with an intractable problem, or with a person or movement that is malevolent in its very nature, fundamental rupture and daring rejection is required.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Staying true to her country roots, Moroney wore a dark brown cowgirl hat paired with a daring black mesh cover-up.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Since the late 1970s, victories at the bargaining table have been less frequent, and UFW leaders admit ranchers thumbed their noses during contract negotiations, daring them to strike.
—Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
When faced with an intractable problem, or with a person or movement that is malevolent in its very nature, fundamental rupture and daring rejection is required.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Staying true to her country roots, Moroney wore a dark brown cowgirl hat paired with a daring black mesh cover-up.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Since the late 1970s, victories at the bargaining table have been less frequent, and UFW leaders admit ranchers thumbed their noses during contract negotiations, daring them to strike.
—Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dare
Verb
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Pittsburgh challenged for goaltender interference but was unsuccessful.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Courtesy Safa Sefidgari Last year, the couple joined a group lawsuit challenging the administration’s travel ban.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Take, for instance, a scene featuring a woman in a kind of avant-garde milkmaid ensemble confronting a monstrously tall figure that, upon close examination, is actually a child perched atop a man’s shoulders, wearing a long trench coat.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Facing the future may mean confronting difficult questions and frightening scenarios.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Administration’s treatment of immigration officers as a vulnerable group rests on claims that agents now face unprecedented threats.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Dare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dare. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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