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Recent Examples of swashbuckling
Pirates of the Caribbean Producer Jerry Bruckheimer tells EW that he’s had talks with Depp about reprising the swashbuckling character in a sixth Pirates film.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
In that aspect, That’s My Boy (which originally received an NC-17) feels a bit more swashbuckling.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
To the casual observer, cybercriminals can look like swashbuckling geniuses.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas on leaving the podium For more than half a century, conductor-composer Michael Tilson Thomas has graced the stages of concert halls with a swashbuckling style.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 26 June 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
In that aspect, That’s My Boy (which originally received an NC-17) feels a bit more swashbuckling.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
To the casual observer, cybercriminals can look like swashbuckling geniuses.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas on leaving the podium For more than half a century, conductor-composer Michael Tilson Thomas has graced the stages of concert halls with a swashbuckling style.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swashbuckling
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Continue reading … MCCARTHY MAGIC – Vikings QB shakes off early struggles with a heroic victory in his first career start.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The 10th hole begins with a heroic tee shot over the surf before climbing toward a green tucked between rock outcroppings and heather.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Call it a valiant, optimistic, perhaps even a calamitous misreading.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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In addition to implementing many voluntary changes, and even after a valiant legal fight and court victory, Harvard may still make a deal to get Trump off its back.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Emmys are coming The awards show airs on Sunday, and here are some fearless projections.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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Plotlines generally involve a story or two that our intrepid near-volunteers are pursuing, including a serial catfisher who targets Esmeralda, a regional farm that may also be a cult and Ned’s rivalry with a local high school blogger.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Since then, McKie’s says his 6-year-old daughter and fiancée, who is expecting a baby girl in October, have praised his brave act.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Kirk was an incredible patriot — brave, tough as hell, and a dear friend to our entire family.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Toby Meyjes
Shane Croucher
John Feng
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is a courageous act that requires vulnerability over cowardice.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The school has been the courageous standard bearer of academic freedom in the assault on higher education.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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His history shows them as valorous and corrupt; racists and liberators.—
Benjamin Moser,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The triumphant melody chugs along, like the gears of industry, preparing the audience for an American Dream drama of valorous proportions.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Swashbuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swashbuckling. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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