as in brave
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
valiant soldiers marching off to war
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Recent Examples of valiant
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The Mets’ late-inning shortcomings squandered a valiant effort by Waddell, who was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday to provide length as the Mets deployed a bullpen game.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
In 2021, Sayegh was given a Class B award for her valiant efforts during a house fire, according to the Toms River Police Department.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Several people thanked the group for their valiant effort in the comments.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Panthers in an 0-2 hole in the series Despite a valiant effort once again in the third — putting up 37 shot attempts and 15 scoring chances (including 10 high-danger chances) — the Panthers fell 4-3 to the Maple Leafs and are now 0-2 in the best-of-7 series.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The Mets’ late-inning shortcomings squandered a valiant effort by Waddell, who was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday to provide length as the Mets deployed a bullpen game.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
In 2021, Sayegh was given a Class B award for her valiant efforts during a house fire, according to the Toms River Police Department.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Several people thanked the group for their valiant effort in the comments.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valiant
Adjective
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Sure enough, the seemingly eternally brave Achilles was killed by an arrow to his heel during the Trojan War.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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Bloom’s bravest moment of June 16, 1904, comes a few pages later: —Mendelssohn was a jew and Karl Marx and Mercadante and Spinoza.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Cruz won more comfortably against former Representative Colin Allred last November, with his 9-point victory again showing Texas as a Republican stalwart.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Also going in as a player is Brianna Decker, the American stalwart who played locally for the Boston Blades and Pride. At BU as head coach from 1973-2013, Parker won three national titles and was at the forefront of the American growth in the sport of hockey.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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The event series is based on The Old Testament’s Book of Genesis and told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate yet flawed women whose descendants would shape three of the world’s great faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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Occasionally we are confronted with stories, like the founding of Knox College [established in 1837 by abolitionists committed to educating women and people of color] , where some person or some group of people chose the unpopular, but morally courageous path.—
Hanna Hart,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell called Deng a hero during a morning news conference following his death.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Definitely Maybe’s sleeve featured a prominent picture of City legend Rodney Marsh, and perhaps more surprisingly, a smaller picture of United hero George Best.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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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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Each year, Scouts, Scouters, veterans and other community groups from all over the Bay Area gather in tribute to these gallant men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.—
Karl Mondon,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Propelled by a heroic performance by Matt Panttila (four goals), the Clippers rolled to an 11-6 win over their biggest rivals, and were able to win their third state title in four seasons.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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But military service has long been seen as anything but heroic.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Great leaders are not fearless beings who stoically snub their noses at terror.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Fleet-footed, fearless and forward-thinking, 20-year-old Yildiz is a box of tricks.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Valiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valiant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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