heroically

adverb

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1
as in courageously
in a fearless manner struggled heroically to raise three children on her meager salary

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2
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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“Heroically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroically. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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