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Davis remembers Thelma & Louise fondly, but doesn't think the film — which ends with the two titular heroines driving off of a cliff to certain doom — leaves room for a follow-up.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 May 2025
In death, however, the 19th-century Habsburg monarch has joined a long list of historical women reimagined in 21st-century popular culture as feminist heroines—much to some historians’ chagrin.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Its heroines, Papika and Cocona, are powerful agents of the organization Flip Flap, tasked with exploring parallel worlds and collecting MacGuffins from each while battling a rival organization, Asclepius.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The sleuthing teen heroine Enola Holmes is returning to Netflix, with production officially underway for the third installment of the mystery-adventure film series.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 May 2025
In death, however, the 19th-century Habsburg monarch has joined a long list of historical women reimagined in 21st-century popular culture as feminist heroines—much to some historians’ chagrin.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Its heroines, Papika and Cocona, are powerful agents of the organization Flip Flap, tasked with exploring parallel worlds and collecting MacGuffins from each while battling a rival organization, Asclepius.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The sleuthing teen heroine Enola Holmes is returning to Netflix, with production officially underway for the third installment of the mystery-adventure film series.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroine
hero
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McNeil went to left field after Nimmo came out of the game and got the hero hit in the ninth.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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World Series heroes return to Kauffman Stadium A trio from the 2015 World Series champion Royals made their grand return to playing at Kauffman Stadium, just one week after celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the championship team.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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