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a large sandwich on a long split roll
shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend
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Recent Examples of hero
The three were murdered inside their Nashville home, with one prosecutor saying the boys died as heroes trying to save their mom.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 May 2025
More Entertainment: 'Avengers: Doomsday' is set to be a sort of reset for the MCU, with multiple popular heroes returning.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Compton rapper didn’t bring out any hometown heroes for his SoFi Stadium showing, commanding the stage all by himself, except for a small group of backup dancers and select duets with his co-headliner SZA.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Linus Karlsson, the hero Karlsson has had a very fascinating playoff series.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 May 2025
More Entertainment: 'Avengers: Doomsday' is set to be a sort of reset for the MCU, with multiple popular heroes returning.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Compton rapper didn’t bring out any hometown heroes for his SoFi Stadium showing, commanding the stage all by himself, except for a small group of backup dancers and select duets with his co-headliner SZA.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Linus Karlsson, the hero Karlsson has had a very fascinating playoff series.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
Noun
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Eva Erickson had idol and advantage procurements to show off.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Read more American idol What Time Is the 'American Idol' 2025 Finale Tonight?—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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The submersible, like a submarine, is meant to take people under water, but is smaller and less self-sufficient than military-grade submarines.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Ethan dives into the depths of the Arctic ocean to locate the submarine and extract the Entity's source code.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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From Leatherface to Jason Voorhees to Freddy Krueger, countless horror icons have taken up Halloween residence in the Universal theme parks — but for the first time in the U.S., Universal Studios is bringing new genres to life: science fiction and fantasy.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Hundreds of fans had gathered outside the Miami team hotel behind police barricades on Monday night, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Argentine icon.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Don't let another sustain the abuse my poor boy did.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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The family film, co-starring Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key and Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa, centers on the early days of Willy Wonka and takes place long before a poor boy named Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket to tour the world-famous and heavily guarded chocolate factory.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2024
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Ars Video These gods have different names, but in China, they are known as Duōwén, Zēngzhǎng, Chíguó, and Guăngmù.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2025
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As the baseball gods would have it, our connection grew through my decades as a professional journalist.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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