as in brave
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
valiant soldiers marching off to war
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Recent Examples of valiant
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
While this could never truly bring the quagga back, this project is still both a valiant and symbolic attempt to restore what once was.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite a valiant comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, which included a run of 19 unanswered points, the early miscues essentially buried Carolina in a hole the Panthers couldn’t fully climb out of.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
His boundless pride in America and his valiant belief in free speech will leave a lasting impact.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Last week, the team played against FBS opponent Ball State and put up a valiant effort, losing 34-29 on the road in Muncie.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
While this could never truly bring the quagga back, this project is still both a valiant and symbolic attempt to restore what once was.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite a valiant comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, which included a run of 19 unanswered points, the early miscues essentially buried Carolina in a hole the Panthers couldn’t fully climb out of.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
His boundless pride in America and his valiant belief in free speech will leave a lasting impact.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valiant
Adjective
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For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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For those brave scientists who study snakes–aka herpetologists–the mechanics behind the reptiles’ fast fangs are more fascinating than fear-inducing.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Billups signed with Detroit ahead of the 2002-03 season and found his niche, becoming a defensive stalwart and being named to four of his five All-Star teams as a Piston.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Silicon Valley stalwart has led Generation Lab’s $11 million seed round, Fortune has exclusively learned.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That instinct and his courageous actions on May 15, 2024, during a burglary in progress led to the local officer being among 15 first responders presented with a Hero Award during the National First Responders Day Roll Call of Heroes on Tuesday in New York City’s Times Square.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tolkien conceived of the Shire as the quaint, pastoral homeland of the Hobbits, a race of short yet courageous dwellers of the fictional Middle-earth.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Any trip back in time that begins as a quest for heroes or villains is fatally flawed from the start.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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And in the imperfect hero who is Carol Sturka, viewers get a role model who doesn’t let her own anger or grief stop her from trying to save the world.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 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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The shows share a preoccupation with the heroic potential of oddballs and burnouts, one that has kept Horses galloping for five seasons (and two more are in the works).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the group’s journey abruptly ended when a man broke his femur after he was hit by a small avalanche, prompting a heroic rescue effort.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Loving father, fearless adventurer Chefitz and his wife came to Miami in 1974 for a job at Florida International University for Walli.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Incredibly principled and fearless.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Valiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valiant. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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