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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
State semifinal hero Gabe Kolodjay (hat trick) is a dynamic scorer, too, bolstered by a slew of talented forwards in Whitaker Zinger, Liam Dolan, Wolfgang Zinger and Quinn Woytowicz.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
The gloom is thick, and Quirke is an unlikely hero.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
So great to join Hans, one of my heroes in film score, and bring some new magic to this new season.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
The world of anime has seen all kinds of heroes step up to battle evil, but Rooster Fighter, based on a web manga by Shū Sakuratani, brings some hot chicken to the plate.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
The gloom is thick, and Quirke is an unlikely hero.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
So great to join Hans, one of my heroes in film score, and bring some new magic to this new season.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
The world of anime has seen all kinds of heroes step up to battle evil, but Rooster Fighter, based on a web manga by Shū Sakuratani, brings some hot chicken to the plate.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
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Meanwhile, Park, is a storied and well-known producer in the genre, who rose to fame in Korea as a member of an idol hip-hop boy group, under YG Entertainment.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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These signals intensified recently when Kast abruptly ended the transition process after a clash with outgoing Boric over a project to install a submarine cable to connect Chile and China.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Anduril, which develops drones, missiles, robotic submarines and autonomous fighter jets, was founded in 2017 by Peter Thiel protégé Palmer Luckey.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The naming of Doolysaurus huhmini honors both the fictional icon and the very real Min Huh, a pioneering paleontologist who spent 30 years preserving Korea’s fossil heritage.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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After conflicting accounts emerged, Jackson’s son Yusef issued a statement Monday saying the civil rights icon and his Rainbow PUSH Coalition had begun but not completed an endorsement process before Jackson’s death last month.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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That prospect alone is a good incentive to live at least long enough to witness their gods’ apocalypse.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Named after the Greek god of the sun, the golden round radish has crisp, white flesh and a mild, sweet flavor.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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