heartened 1 of 2

past tense of hearten

heartened

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adjective

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Recent Examples of heartened
Adjective
Soon, Anderson was heartened by a check for $5,000 from Point, a Wisconsin brewery and Kohola collaborator, Then came offers from Kona Brewing and Maui’s Wailea resort. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 We are heartened by the number of New Mexicans getting vaccinated in response to this outbreak. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 And she is heartened by the outpouring of support for Mel and the concern for Belinda’s fate. Phoebe Reilly, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025 We are heartened to hear from the White House that no decision has been made, because reversing protections now would send a troubling message about America's commitment to those seeking safety from conflict. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 The square erupted in applause upon hearing Francis’ words, heartened to hear his voice. Edward Szekeres, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025 Gillespie is hopeful that more homeowners will recognize the urgency, but said he is heartened that in just the last month, almost 300 homeowners have requested evaluations of their property, including assessments of vulnerabilities. Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025 In these challenging times of rapid change, I am heartened to know that dedicated individuals are stepping up to chart a course for the future of education R&D. Sara Schapiro, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 But, despite Newcastle’s woeful records at each, supporters can definitely be heartened by this team’s enviable ability to confound their own club’s history. Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartened
Verb
  • The party has dismissed the raucous town halls in conservative districts as the work of liberal activist groups, which have encouraged people to flood public forums in an attempt to highlight frustrations with the administration.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Before the Democratic National Convention in 1912, McCombs encouraged prominent journalists and editors to write articles supportive of Wilson's nomination.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Take a dive into the deep end, and keep scrolling to shop more one-piece bathing suits inspired by Kate Hudson now.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • What inspired you to start the Latinx Education Collaborative?
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Team regimes of the past were unafraid to make midseason coaching moves.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Dobbins, a veteran wholly unafraid to make his presence known, led the Broncos’ offense.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • With The Studio and Severance leading the nomination pack in comedy and drama, voters will be all the more emboldened to cast their winning votes for those shows and their respective performers.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 July 2025
  • Nonetheless, church leaders of all stripes who were already inclined to support particular candidates will probably feel emboldened to explicitly endorse candidates when preaching to their congregations.
    Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Today this material can seal pipes and brave the ocean.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Lucio — leggy, brave, sturdy in the challenge — is probably more appropriate as a reference point.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Trojans appeared undaunted by the injury to their star.
    Beth Harris, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Consider the courage of a 12-year-old cheerleader who wears a rigid brace to school for an entire year, undaunted by its physical and social demands.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Selby has lived a big, courageous life, and that largesse is evident on every page, in the form of the rigor and curiosity of the narrative voice.
    Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Now more than ever, Uncle Sam will be looking for courageous insiders to step forward to ensure that the promise to treat disease doesn’t become an opportunity to fleece taxpayers instead.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • While valiant efforts have been made to protect and preserve some of Florida’s wild places, the pace of preservation has not kept pace with the pace of loss.
    Joe Murphy, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But after a valiant comeback effort, Pete Alonso struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, and an error by third baseman Brett Baty in the top of the 10th handed the Guardians back the lead.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025

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