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as in courageously
in a fearless manner
struggled heroically to raise three children on her meager salary
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as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
doctors and nurses worked heroically through the night to keep the patient alive
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Recent Examples of heroically
Kika is no victim, but a woman perpetually absorbing shocks, assessing those shocks, and recalibrating heroically.
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Catherine Bray, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
But when pressed, Dijkstra describes himself above all as a patriot, heroically committed to the best possible future for Redania.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
On the third day, Borges heroically approached one of the kidnappers and tore off her mask before jumping out of a second-story window and escaping.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Directed by Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver, Kevein McKay (McConaughey), and a dedicated teacher, Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), who heroically rescued 22 children from a deadly California wildfire.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His brother, James, serves as an FDNY firefighter and has for nearly a decade at Rescue 4, the firehouse where his father heroically served.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
When gunfire shattered a routine Mass marking the first week of class at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, middle school students were among those who acted heroically, according to an emergency official, a principal and a parent whose children attend the school.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Annunciation’s principal Matt DeBoer said teachers and children alike responded heroically.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Catherine Bray, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
But when pressed, Dijkstra describes himself above all as a patriot, heroically committed to the best possible future for Redania.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
On the third day, Borges heroically approached one of the kidnappers and tore off her mask before jumping out of a second-story window and escaping.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Directed by Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver, Kevein McKay (McConaughey), and a dedicated teacher, Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), who heroically rescued 22 children from a deadly California wildfire.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His brother, James, serves as an FDNY firefighter and has for nearly a decade at Rescue 4, the firehouse where his father heroically served.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
When gunfire shattered a routine Mass marking the first week of class at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, middle school students were among those who acted heroically, according to an emergency official, a principal and a parent whose children attend the school.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Annunciation’s principal Matt DeBoer said teachers and children alike responded heroically.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroically
Adverb
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The woman courageously walked into the living room to investigate, but paused.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Academy’s failure to recognize these shifts reflects a disconnection from the realities faced by Iranian artists who courageously seek to redefine their narratives.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The veteran went back to his life in the Air Force and completed his service on a military base in Wyoming before being honorably discharged in 2019.—
Celia Fernandez
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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She was honorably discharged in December 1946, per The National WWII Museum.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The next morning, Burgher parents—oblivious to the fighting that had broken out in the capital—had lined the walkways and cheered as their children filed into schools with pencils and notebooks and tense faces, some bravely managing a smile, others rigid with fear.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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For the last 20 years, Kimberly Schlapman watched her mother bravely walk through life with the diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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How to Watch Ole Miss vs The Citadel The Rebels arrive Saturday afternoon in Oxford, sitting at 8-1, fresh off a convincing 30-14 win and firmly in the top-10 national picture heading into the final stretch of the season.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The film is set firmly during the Crimean War in the 1850s.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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But those remakes are about hive-mind monsters infecting and possessing humans, who valiantly resist but fail to eradicate the threat.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Offensive players blamed themselves and valiantly tried to excuse the 49ers’ undermanned defense.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Heroically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroically. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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