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as in submarine
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
So a chance to play next to his childhood hero is a major reason the probable lottery pick would love to fall to the Warriors.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Look, Letterman is one of my all-time comedy heroes.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 June 2026
In 1980, Uncanny X-Men was one of the most influential comics at Marvel, attracting readers with its stories of heroes shunned by society, yet willing to don costumes and save a world that hated and feared them.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
In addition to Hegseth blocking the advancement of Black senior officers and presiding over the restoration of Confederate memorials, the Department of Defense has removed tributes to Black heroes in the Pentagon and on department webpages.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Look, Letterman is one of my all-time comedy heroes.
—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 June 2026
In 1980, Uncanny X-Men was one of the most influential comics at Marvel, attracting readers with its stories of heroes shunned by society, yet willing to don costumes and save a world that hated and feared them.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
In addition to Hegseth blocking the advancement of Black senior officers and presiding over the restoration of Confederate memorials, the Department of Defense has removed tributes to Black heroes in the Pentagon and on department webpages.
—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
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No longer can basketball executives plan for a distant future while waiting on their teen idols to grow up.
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Fans all over, be that at Paris Fashion Week or online, await, ready to offer their veneration to their idol of choice.
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Norway has launched the first expedition of its new robot submarine capable of diving nearly 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) below the ocean surface in a major step toward mapping its deep-sea regions.
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Filling a National Battle Depot with spare parts (or even spare modules--like a few spare bows or bow domes for Virginia Class submarines) will force the PAEs to really exercise their new authorities.
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Schlossberg was endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the 86-year-old Democratic icon who met Schlossberg’s grandfather.
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But luckily for Mboladinga, the Congo squad stopped at nothing to ensure its beloved icon made it to North America, going as far as persuading DRC President Félix Tshisekedi to include him in the team’s official delegation.
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There are also the remnants of a statue thought to be of Silvanus, the Roman god of the countryside, holding a small animal in one hand and a basket adorned with birds in another.
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Millions of others who don’t believe in any gods have no national motto.
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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