heroine

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Recent Examples of heroine What finally persuaded Keitel was a lengthy passage written by Ferrara’s collaborator Zoë Lund, who also plays a woman with whom the lieutenant mainlines heroine. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 The latest actor to bring method dressing into her press tour (just like Zendaya and Margot Robbie before her), Daisy Edgar-Jones is beautifully channeling a modern-day Jane Austen heroine to support her press tour for Sense and Sensibility. — Elle Turner, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2026 The overarching theme for both stars, but especially Edgar-Jones, has been nods to an Austen autumn, ushering in an era of their main character/heroine chapter. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Part of her growth as a heroine is learning the value of money. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heroine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroine
hero
Noun
  • Mackeeper present themselves as scraggly anti-heroes, saving music one banger at a time.
    — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This kind of inversion extends to all the depictions of classic heroes in the Absolute line.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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