as in courage
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
the admirable fearlessness shown by the pioneers of the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of fearlessness
There’s Rafael Jódar, the same age as Fonseca, jumping over the baseline to launch a two-handed backhand return in mid-air with Sinner’s pounce and sweeping into the front of the court with Alcaraz’s fearlessness.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
With fearlessness and an uncanny ability to learn on the fly, Allison Tilly turned an emergency situation into a championship-winning week to remember for Lemont.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
After the Broncos’ first game of 2025 — just two months before Bryant wound up taking his job — Sherfield sat at his locker and marveled at the young receiver’s fearlessness through camp.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Hannah Einbinder brings vulnerability to a project that needs her brand of self-excoriating fearlessness.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Each Kobe shoe, in turn, captures that fearlessness and helps wearers feel more equipped to take on anything life — or the game — throws at them.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Ponds also plays with a chip on his shoulder and displays fearlessness both in coverage situations and against the run.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Ashley has an ingénue’s demeanor, but from the first episode, it’s been clear that there is fearlessness beneath her sunny surface.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The ambition, the fearlessness to walk up into my house and dance with my girls unannounced.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
With fearlessness and an uncanny ability to learn on the fly, Allison Tilly turned an emergency situation into a championship-winning week to remember for Lemont.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
After the Broncos’ first game of 2025 — just two months before Bryant wound up taking his job — Sherfield sat at his locker and marveled at the young receiver’s fearlessness through camp.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Hannah Einbinder brings vulnerability to a project that needs her brand of self-excoriating fearlessness.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Each Kobe shoe, in turn, captures that fearlessness and helps wearers feel more equipped to take on anything life — or the game — throws at them.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Ponds also plays with a chip on his shoulder and displays fearlessness both in coverage situations and against the run.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Ashley has an ingénue’s demeanor, but from the first episode, it’s been clear that there is fearlessness beneath her sunny surface.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The ambition, the fearlessness to walk up into my house and dance with my girls unannounced.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fearlessness
Noun
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Women’s sports were not created because women lacked talent, discipline or courage.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Last night, those journalists showed exactly the kind of calm and courage that work demands, jumping into reporting immediately after the incident unfolded.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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For his bravery, Liam was presented with a certificate, a Baltimore County Police plastic badge, and a plastic police officer duckie in front of his class at Honeygo Elementary School, alongside his principal, the school's student resource officer, and his mom.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The guide who accompanies you will happily memorialize your bravery (and your love) with the obligatory kissing shots along the way.—
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Because the engine to pay for heroism has become heroic in its own right — endlessly inventive, strategically brilliant, and almost entirely disconnected from the patient whose name appears at the top of the page.—
Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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For Dudamel, orchestral exuberance equals heroism.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Noun
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That mix of stubbornness and courageousness is what endeared Snider to fans and peers alike.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
15 Nov. 2025
Noun
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During the reception, Princess Kate shared an emotional moment with Tony Gledhill, a former Metropolitan Police officer who received the George Cross for gallantry in 1966.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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In 2020, Magawa received the PDSA Dickin medal for gallantry, which recognizes heroism in animals.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled).—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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For America, saving the structures that defined the country’s prowess in innovation, experimentation, and ingenuity means looking to a relatively recent past.—
Time,
Time,
2 June 2026
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