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Recent Examples of heroine
While Gyllenhaal’s aesthetic evoked Old Hollywood heroine with a refined bend around the face, Buckley’s choppy cut was closer to the quintessential millennial.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Wood feels like a great match for the project, which is widely considered to be ahead of its time because of the heroine’s individualistic and humorous character and how the novel approaches topics of class, sexuality, religion and feminism.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
Judith Beheading Holofernes, in which the heroine, with just a bit of a wince, is pictured in mid-decapitation of the writhing enemy, anticipates the action thriller.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
January Andrews is a different kind of heroine — one dealing with grief, creative crisis, and a rivalry that slowly becomes something else entirely.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Wood feels like a great match for the project, which is widely considered to be ahead of its time because of the heroine’s individualistic and humorous character and how the novel approaches topics of class, sexuality, religion and feminism.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
Judith Beheading Holofernes, in which the heroine, with just a bit of a wince, is pictured in mid-decapitation of the writhing enemy, anticipates the action thriller.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
January Andrews is a different kind of heroine — one dealing with grief, creative crisis, and a rivalry that slowly becomes something else entirely.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroine
hero
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Armed with lanterns, loyalty, and very little logic, these unlikely heroes blunder their way to a happy conclusion for all.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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