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Recent Examples of swashbuckling
Tottenham scored two or more goals in each of Postecoglou’s first seven games as manager, earning plaudits for their swashbuckling brand of football.
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Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The former Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney that has doubled as a Star Wars outpost could be turned into a safe harbor watering hole on a swashbuckling voyage.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
The program that gave us swashbuckling coach Mike Leach and Super Bowl quarterback Patrick Mahomes is being bankrolled by the billionaire head of its board of regents, Cody Campbell, who now has the school’s football field named after him.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Beak and Barrel, located in Adventureland, is designed as an immersive experience that serves drinks, small plates and a big serving of swashbuckling atmosphere.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2025
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Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The former Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney that has doubled as a Star Wars outpost could be turned into a safe harbor watering hole on a swashbuckling voyage.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
The program that gave us swashbuckling coach Mike Leach and Super Bowl quarterback Patrick Mahomes is being bankrolled by the billionaire head of its board of regents, Cody Campbell, who now has the school’s football field named after him.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Beak and Barrel, located in Adventureland, is designed as an immersive experience that serves drinks, small plates and a big serving of swashbuckling atmosphere.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swashbuckling
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Starting pitcher Ian Anderson, who has hardly been heard from at the major league level since his heroic postseason performance that October.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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In episode 9, Dane will play Matthew, a heroic firefighter who struggles to share his ALS diagnosis with his family, according to a press release.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Fans, of course, have repeatedly called for coach Mike McDaniel’s job in the past month yet a valiant victory over the Buffalo Bills appears to have staved off some detractors.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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Journey with Marie and her valiant Nutcracker prince to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy to experience a classic story with distinctly local flair.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Its height and solidity gave the sense of a play structure, the crossbar that loomed above the platform a climbing feature for the truly fearless, and the rope noose perfect for swinging and letting fly if only the gallows had been built over water.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The fearless work of Black activists who were murdered led to historic victories in Congress and the courts.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most other pop stars understandably stayed out of her way — but a few intrepid souls were still heard from this month, managing to make waves of their own within the Swift riptide.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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The population here hovers around 250, and there’s just one grocery store—but intrepid guests will find themselves in stunning, rugged landscapes with few people around.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
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And that was a brave thing to do.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the Zootopia sequel directed by Jared Bush and Bryon Howard, brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), team up again to crack the most perilous and intricate case of their careers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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But in Podnieks’ own country, he was celebrated and respected as a rare source of truth telling and courageous reporting on a world that was changing fast.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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What People Are Saying Thanks to the courageous survivors of Epstein's abuse, justice is coming to Andrew.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 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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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 Nov. 2025.
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