as in courageously
in a fearless manner
the early suffragettes dauntlessly pursued their cause, even in the face of public ridicule
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Williams was given the military’s highest honor for courageously taking on seven Soviet MiG aircraft over Korea in 1952 and knocking four of them out of the sky in what is widely regarded as one of the longest and toughest aerial dogfights in the history of the Navy.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Tracy spent every moment of retirement courageously battling the devastating effects of CTE.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In the final days, David Ellison led an effort to flip Warner board members who had firmly supported Netflix.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Herzog, for his part, remains firmly interested in both nature and man.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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They were placed mid-orchestra, behind the violas and bravely in front of the timpani.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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This resonated strongly with Chan, who in 2012 witnessed a fatal stabbing in London and bravely decided to testify in court.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Dever fearlessly leads the film all on her own, communicating so much without speaking a word.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Armed with beauty, daring/hustle and sheer force of will/unwavering ambition, Undine battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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The paradox of this quartet of movies up for the new casting Oscar, all boldly peopled with nonprofessionals, is that this very practice has become professionalized.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Lake Highland built a state dynasty by winning 11 of 12 available FHSAA titles through the 2019-20 season before bowing out of the state series to boldly travel the country to grapple with other powerhouses.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Dauntlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dauntlessly. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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