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Slayyyter shimmies onto the beat like an amoral John Waters heroine, cruising over the choppy momentum while recounting a toxic love affair in gasping Fred Schneider intonation.
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Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Hushpuppy, the six-year-old heroine of the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild, is one such inspiration.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Imogen is also the name of the central heroine character in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
Barbara had a childhood friend whose name, Cherry, became the name of the heroine in her two novels.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
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Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Hushpuppy, the six-year-old heroine of the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild, is one such inspiration.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Imogen is also the name of the central heroine character in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
Barbara had a childhood friend whose name, Cherry, became the name of the heroine in her two novels.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
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hero
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Cecil The hero of Final Fantasy IV, Cecil is an expert swordsman.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2026
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Devereaux receives a hero’s welcome back home, but his irrational and violent behavior threatens his new livelihood, as does the knowledge of his cowardice held by Capt.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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