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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 dares
When two unexpectedly return, the town dares to hope again.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The execution of a champion for his political views is a direct assault on these values and a warning to every athlete who dares to speak out.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The actress dares to bare her briefs in this Ulla Johnson set featuring a shockingly sheer skirt teamed with a ombré effect sequin top.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
This full moon cracks open your throat chakra and dares you to speak from the heart.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
Hostel is a movie that practically dares you to like it.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
If the twentieth century taught us to consume art, the twenty-first dares us to hack it.
—Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
The new rare-earths restrictions can be deployed not only against the United States, but against any country that dares to oppose Xi’s will.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Yet no less worthy are the moments of self-correction, when a thinker dares to undo what once seemed certain.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The execution of a champion for his political views is a direct assault on these values and a warning to every athlete who dares to speak out.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The actress dares to bare her briefs in this Ulla Johnson set featuring a shockingly sheer skirt teamed with a ombré effect sequin top.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
This full moon cracks open your throat chakra and dares you to speak from the heart.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
Hostel is a movie that practically dares you to like it.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
If the twentieth century taught us to consume art, the twenty-first dares us to hack it.
—Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
The new rare-earths restrictions can be deployed not only against the United States, but against any country that dares to oppose Xi’s will.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Yet no less worthy are the moments of self-correction, when a thinker dares to undo what once seemed certain.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dares
Verb
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The work also challenges the assumption that dew collection only works in humid climates.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Louisiana case challenges the state’s 2024 congressional map, which created a second majority-Black district.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The interpreter eventually confronts the writer, telling her that Chizuko wants to protect an idealized version of her, not the real Ō Chizuru.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Even the climax of the film, when Bella confronts Edward about his vampire identity in the misty Washington forest, loses its dramatic edge thanks to Edward's emphatic rebuke of his predatory nature.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Still, the company faces the same existential headwinds that have scared other would-be moguls away from the news business.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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At Barton Creek Technologies, Anna Chen, the chief human resources officer, faces a dilemma over the company’s performance improvement plan (PIP).—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Dares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dares. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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