heroine

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Recent Examples of heroine The third and final season of the HBO series opens with its heroine, an aging sitcom actress named Valerie Cherish, receiving an offer to star in a new multi-cam. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 The story unfolds in 1993, where Hadouken-hurling protagonists Ken (Noah Centineo) and Ryu (Andrew Koji) are recruited by fan-favorite, high-kicking heroine Chun-Li (Callina Liang) to compete in the World Warrior Tournament. Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Zann eventually got a call from casting director Meredith Layne and a screenplay with lines that were instantly familiar from her time voicing Rogue, the spunky heroine whose touch can be deadly, in the ‘90s. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Cravalho and Lagaʻaia have plenty in common, as they were both launched into the movie biz by being cast as Disney’s wayfinding heroine. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for heroine
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hero
Noun
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have been holding out for a hero, just one bat to carry an offence desperate for star production.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Bowers notes that the story is about a man who is avoiding becoming a hero again and doesn’t feel like a hero.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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