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Recent Examples of swashbuckling
Like millions of other teenagers in the 1980s, April Price was a huge fan of the swashbuckling 1982 ABC drama, Tales of a Gold Monkey.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Mid palate flavors of cherries and plums in this hearty, balanced wonder with swashbuckling acidity and generous flavors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The swashbuckling films, based on the ride of the same name at Disney parks, collectively raked in more than $1.4 billion in theaters, according to Box Office Mojo.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The personalities that now run this town are much different than the swashbuckling moguls who came before.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
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Kc Baker, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Mid palate flavors of cherries and plums in this hearty, balanced wonder with swashbuckling acidity and generous flavors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The swashbuckling films, based on the ride of the same name at Disney parks, collectively raked in more than $1.4 billion in theaters, according to Box Office Mojo.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The personalities that now run this town are much different than the swashbuckling moguls who came before.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swashbuckling
Adjective
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Depicted is a serpentine landscape where the heroic raid took place.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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In a heroic effort to distract the demogorgons so his friends could kill Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), Eddie meets his demise after being brutally murdered in the Upside Down.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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Still, Jurassic World Rebirth makes a valiant effort to put its own terrifying spin on the source material.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
3 July 2025
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Despite his valiant efforts, however, Gi-hun doesn’t make it out of this story alive.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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Our evolution lives in fabric, form and fearless self-expression.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
25 July 2025
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At the top were leaders like the character played by Matthew McConaughey—fast-talking, endlessly confident, seemingly fearless.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Effects-laden tracks are easy targets for the more intrepid Atmos mixers.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
20 July 2025
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Rachel Brosnahan As Lois Lane Brosnahan portrays Lois Lane, an intrepid reporter at the Daily Planet and the titular superhero’s love interest.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar applauded its brave storytelling.—
Olivia Pinnock,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Thank you to the [Lexington police] and [Kentucky State Police] for their brave efforts today.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 July 2025
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That means listening to the courageous parents and former yeshiva students who have spoken out and sounded the alarm — and being willing to stand up to entrenched interests when the stakes are as high as a child’s future.—
Adina Mermelstein Konikoff,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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In tennis, Billie Jean King was a courageous first.—
Shelley Zalis,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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In 1951, George Reeves played the gallant superhero in the first feature film based on a DC Comics character, Superman and the Mole Man.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Fiennes exhibits that side of him without apology, which only makes his gallant side feel all the more genuine.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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