as in courageously
in a fearless manner
spies sneaked intrepidly into the enemy's camp
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Adverb
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Inside Iran, people are openly and courageously chanting his name.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Williams was given the military’s highest honor for courageously taking on seven Soviet MiG aircraft over Korea in 1952 and knocking four of them out of the sky in what is widely regarded as one of the longest and toughest aerial dogfights in the history of the Navy.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Play bravely so joy recharges your creative core.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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They were placed mid-orchestra, behind the violas and bravely in front of the timpani.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Showrunner Bruce Miller says the series is rooted firmly in the television universe fans already know — not a straight adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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For Farah, who says he was firmly convinced by his Age of Disclosure documentary participants, the real-world disclosure movement and the pop cultural side naturally travel hand in hand.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And in others, the bedspreads and canopies boldly match the drapes and even the wall coverings.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 1940s Miami home by trailblazing modernist architect Rufus Nims has been boldly reimagined by architect Gabriela Liebert with fluid, sculptural forms.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The libero position is generally reserved for smaller players who fearlessly get every ball off the floor.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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The nations that will overcome the energy shock are those that stop allocating capital to vulnerability and start investing fearlessly in their engineers and the technologies.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Intrepidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrepidly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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