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Recent Examples of swashbuckling
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.
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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
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
And those former captains spoken to by The Athletic have nothing but praise for the man at the helm of England’s attempt to re-define the longest and most traditional form of the game with a forever positive, often swashbuckling style of play.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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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
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
And those former captains spoken to by The Athletic have nothing but praise for the man at the helm of England’s attempt to re-define the longest and most traditional form of the game with a forever positive, often swashbuckling style of play.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swashbuckling
Adjective
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From the heroic tales of Perseus and Andromeda to the zodiac signs that shape horoscopes, these star patterns have captivated cultures across the globe.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes that truth was heroic—his tireless advocacy for Leonard Peltier, or in defense of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—and sometimes the truth was less flattering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, a Tigers team that was the American League’s best for much of the regular season enters an odd winter after a September and October of valiant effort but ultimately unfulfilled expectations.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Kurtz made a valiant effort for the A’s in Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, going 1-for-3 with a single plus a walk and scoring from second off a Shea Langeliers double in the eighth inning.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That conviction comes alive across Portrait, a lush and fearless record co-produced by veteran trumpeter Brian Lynch.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
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This was a fearless and courageous person.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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After the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 and the racial injustice protests in 2020, more people and institutions questioned the narrative of Columbus as only an intrepid sailor and explorer, arguing for a more complete understanding of his historical impact.—
Terry Tang,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Both of our intrepid prognosticators are … trying their best.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That is just a fraction of the workers harmed; that number is merely the number brave enough to speak up, risking all their future jobs.—
Arabelle Sicardi,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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In mitigation, Tottenham have built a squad that does possess the players to link the midfield and attack, but with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both out injured for the coming months, there is a need for more midfield players to be braver when progressing the ball.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In her latest book, Strong Ground, Brown makes a compelling case that we’re not wired for this level of uncertainty, and risk losing focus on the core values of courageous and sustainable leadership.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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This was a fearless and courageous person.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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 17 Oct. 2025.
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