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Top 5 Can’t Miss Stroll through the cobblestone streets of the charming Città Antica and visit the Casa di Giulietta, home to Shakespeare’s most legendary heroine.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
She’s assisted by Dakota (Whitney Peak), the film’s other, younger heroine, who at one point makes her way over a floating rooftop and rickety branches, improvising the acrobatics of survival.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Similarly, the fact that Matteo’s family owns a local restaurant basically telegraphs another third-act resolution, when the film suddenly transforms into a food movie so our aspiring-chef heroine can realize her dreams.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
In a unique diversion from the source material, our heroine Juliana (Alexa Davalos) comes across video footage suggesting a parallel reality in which, yes, the Allies won the war.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
She’s assisted by Dakota (Whitney Peak), the film’s other, younger heroine, who at one point makes her way over a floating rooftop and rickety branches, improvising the acrobatics of survival.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Similarly, the fact that Matteo’s family owns a local restaurant basically telegraphs another third-act resolution, when the film suddenly transforms into a food movie so our aspiring-chef heroine can realize her dreams.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
In a unique diversion from the source material, our heroine Juliana (Alexa Davalos) comes across video footage suggesting a parallel reality in which, yes, the Allies won the war.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroine
hero
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In fact, the Central Florida Zoo is playing a hero’s role in this heartbreaking rescue, following official guidelines from the national Association of Zoos and Aquariums in trying to nurse the sloths back to health.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Any number of other Knicks played the hero, willing the team to a gutsy victory, showing sudden grit after so many easy blowouts.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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