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as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
gallantly offered to personally accompany the lost tourists back to their hotel
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as in courageously
in a fearless manner
he ran gallantly to the rescue of the woman being mugged
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Recent Examples of gallantly
Having traded his signature smocks and fedora for a black tuxedo and shiny Oxfords, Schnabel bowed gallantly to the crowd and embraced Isaac and his cast throughout the ovation.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallantly
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After nearly four years of service, Wade was honorably discharged in 1987 under an early transfer program that was part of a military reduction in force enacted that year.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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These fine people served their country honorably.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, all California voters should be grateful that Swalwell’s accusers courageously went public in April, not August.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Very few have so courageously, on a daily basis, year after year, walked the walk of a true artist.—
Laura Linney,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hero principal takes down gunman at Oklahoma high schoolSurveillance video shows the moment the principal at an Oklahoma high school heroically takes down a gunman who had entered the school.—
Nic Uff,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Once in a rare while, a person who was once heroically famous is demoted to infamous, and his statues disappear.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even without a beta blocker, Jimmy bravely approaches.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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The bar regulars bravely pursue love and music in the face of addiction, poverty, and haunting pasts.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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That deeply constrains everything that occurs in the show’s first outing, which can’t see Mike, El, Dustin, Lucas, or Max grow as characters in ways that bump up against their arcs from the original show, or let the new addition Nikki (Odessa A’zion) become too firmly entrenched in their lives.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Verdict As tested at MSRP of $74,740, this SQ5 Prestige with Black Optic package sits firmly in the upper tier of compact luxury performance SUVs.—
Chris Jackson,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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The two-time champion Scottie Scheffler tried valiantly with a 4-under 68 but ultimately came up one stroke shy.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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After so many seasons in which James valiantly carried otherwise ordinary teams to extraordinary achievements, the greatest scorer in NBA history was not even the Los Angeles Lakers' focal point this year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Gallantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallantly. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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