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as in idols
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion
fans of the sports hero didn't care what the facts were—in their minds, he was innocent of all criminal charges
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as in submarines
a large sandwich on a long split roll
shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend
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Recent Examples of heroes
In late 1949, one of Margolick’s heroes, the NBC vice-president Pat Weaver, rescued Liebman and his troupe.
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David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The Destiny features a heroes and villains theme.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Accessories materialized as the heroes of the moment, adding rich, touchable depth to the collections.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
These early markdowns are packed with small-but-mighty travel heroes—the kind that make long flights, airport delays, and sightseeing days infinitely smoother.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Indrek Spungin’s Happiness Is Living in Our Land world premieres at Tallinn on Monday, and fans and film lovers alike are expected to turn out for the hometown heroes of Velikije Luki.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
These are the people, the heroes, who have allowed Kristof to remain optimistic.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
This championship evening required multiple heroes.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The Destiny features a heroes and villains theme.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Accessories materialized as the heroes of the moment, adding rich, touchable depth to the collections.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
These early markdowns are packed with small-but-mighty travel heroes—the kind that make long flights, airport delays, and sightseeing days infinitely smoother.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Indrek Spungin’s Happiness Is Living in Our Land world premieres at Tallinn on Monday, and fans and film lovers alike are expected to turn out for the hometown heroes of Velikije Luki.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
These are the people, the heroes, who have allowed Kristof to remain optimistic.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
This championship evening required multiple heroes.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroes
Noun
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Other artists always inspire me — not just idols, but illustrators and even fashion accounts.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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Those who dream of getting paid to not work have a new set of idols to look up to.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Marking its 43rd edition, the Northern Italian festival will gather a constellation of screen icons, paying additional tribute to Daniel Brühl, Claude Lelouch, Vincent Lindon, Vanessa Redgrave, Stefania Sandrelli, Sergio Castellitto and Aleksandr Sokurov.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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His team will subtly switch the profile icons and cover photos to reflect Remembrance, and the new pictures usually stay in place for about a week on the official royal family accounts.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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No army in history seemed ever to have been more ragged and motley and mongrel and polyglot than the Continental, rich and poor, learned and illiterate, from boys to old men, skilled and unskilled, born all over the world, speaking dozens of languages, believing in different gods and in no god.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Black Friday candle sales are bountiful during this time of year, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during a hectic season.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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More than thirty years later, even after Chuck scored nearly a hundred films (including the campy classics Chopping Mall, Ghoulies IV, and the DC Comics adaptation The Return of Swamp Thing), fans still single out his music for Deathstalker II.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shopping the online jeweler’s collection means classics like tennis bracelets and diamond toi et moi rings boast a more accessible price without losing the elevated appeal of fine jewelry.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Heroes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroes. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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