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as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament those greathearted but otherwise ordinary individuals who answered their country's call for military service

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greathearted
Adjective
  • The event series is based on The Old Testament’s Book of Genesis and told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate yet flawed women whose descendants would shape three of the world’s great faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • Occasionally we are confronted with stories, like the founding of Knox College [established in 1837 by abolitionists committed to educating women and people of color] , where some person or some group of people chose the unpopular, but morally courageous path.
    Hanna Hart, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • That could mean even greater affordability for smaller businesses adopting AI for their businesses.
    Bernice Ooi, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • That was the name of one of my great friends growing up in Brooklyn.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • At first glance, servant leadership sounds both noble and compelling.
    Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The instinct behind this trend—to broaden one’s circle of concern—was noble.
    David Litt, Time, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Bloom’s bravest moment of June 16, 1904, comes a few pages later: —Mendelssohn was a jew and Karl Marx and Mercadante and Spinoza.
    Benjamin Hale June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • Sure enough, the seemingly eternally brave Achilles was killed by an arrow to his heel during the Trojan War.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Net profit slumped 11% in 2024 to 2.3 billion baht ($71 million) while revenue stagnated at 33 billion baht amid weak consumer spending and higher costs related to distribution, staffing and store openings.
    Gloria Haraito, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Key stat Muncy tied his career high with seven RBIs.
    Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • McClain’s fearless dive was part of a surge WPVC delivered after trailing 7-4 in Game 2.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
  • The fifth book in the Meant To Be collection has everything that this fire sign thrives on: action, challenge and fearless ambition.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • But military service has long been seen as anything but heroic.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
  • Propelled by a heroic performance by Matt Panttila (four goals), the Clippers rolled to an 11-6 win over their biggest rivals, and were able to win their third state title in four seasons.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • Plum’s absence was sorely felt as what began as a valiant effort by the Sparks — keeping pace with the visiting Storm through the first half — quickly unraveled into a 98-67 blowout loss Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
  • Our brave and valiant forces delivered a resounding response, bringing the enemy to its knees.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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“Greathearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greathearted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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