as in courageously
in a fearless manner
she had fearlessly backed the teaching of evolution in her school district
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Recent Examples of fearlessly
Somehow, though, the passionate extroverted character triggered something deep inside Penn; his Milk is occasionally awkward, incredibly warm, and fearlessly energetic.
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Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Armed with beauty, daring, hustle, sheer force of will and unwavering ambition, Undine battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Despite being only 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, Robertson plays fearlessly, and is scrappy in coverage.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The libero position is generally reserved for smaller players who fearlessly get every ball off the floor.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The nations that will overcome the energy shock are those that stop allocating capital to vulnerability and start investing fearlessly in their engineers and the technologies.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Our soldiers relentlessly, consistently, and fearlessly served with sincere dedication and pride.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
The project was kicked into motion by unvarnished conversations with friends, including Florence, who fearlessly shared her breast cancer story with me and online.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Her kids could ride fearlessly through the halls on training wheels, and guests could dance heartily at parties.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Armed with beauty, daring, hustle, sheer force of will and unwavering ambition, Undine battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Despite being only 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, Robertson plays fearlessly, and is scrappy in coverage.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The libero position is generally reserved for smaller players who fearlessly get every ball off the floor.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The nations that will overcome the energy shock are those that stop allocating capital to vulnerability and start investing fearlessly in their engineers and the technologies.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Our soldiers relentlessly, consistently, and fearlessly served with sincere dedication and pride.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
The project was kicked into motion by unvarnished conversations with friends, including Florence, who fearlessly shared her breast cancer story with me and online.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Her kids could ride fearlessly through the halls on training wheels, and guests could dance heartily at parties.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fearlessly
Adverb
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Inside Iran, people are openly and courageously chanting his name.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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And today, countless young people bravely continue the fight for their rights to have access to such powerful scenes and stories.—
Tahneer Oksman,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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Celebrities are bravely coming out as fans of the opera and ballet in reaction to Timothée Chalamet’s negging of those art forms.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But Miami was firmly in the driver’s seat all evening and MU rarely led.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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There are also concerns that toppling a regime that's been so firmly in control of the country for nearly half a century, with no obvious new administration waiting to take over, could simply create chaos.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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By accelerating digitization, lowering costs and expanding creative freedom, AI allows filmmakers to visualize concepts faster and experiment more boldly.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Raúl sang boldly, but off key, and the men joined in.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Fearlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fearlessly. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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