as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
valorous deeds that will be long remembered
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Recent Examples of valorous
If capable, valorous civilians are unwilling to intervene, others are more vulnerable to attack.
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The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
Gladiator was a big, sentimental, sincere movie about the genuine and valorous camaraderie between men who risk their lives for each other.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The season’s first episode and its later depiction of the Fall of Reach — a major moment in the game series — really captured the harrowing yet valorous essence of the Halo games despite not strictly following the game’s canon.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 19 July 2024
Russian claims to Crimea draw from a deep well of historical mythologies that enshrine the region within narratives of religious identity, valorous militarism, and Soviet nostalgia.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
Gladiator was a big, sentimental, sincere movie about the genuine and valorous camaraderie between men who risk their lives for each other.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The season’s first episode and its later depiction of the Fall of Reach — a major moment in the game series — really captured the harrowing yet valorous essence of the Halo games despite not strictly following the game’s canon.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 19 July 2024
Russian claims to Crimea draw from a deep well of historical mythologies that enshrine the region within narratives of religious identity, valorous militarism, and Soviet nostalgia.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valorous
Adjective
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Selby has lived a big, courageous life, and that largesse is evident on every page, in the form of the rigor and curiosity of the narrative voice.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Now more than ever, Uncle Sam will be looking for courageous insiders to step forward to ensure that the promise to treat disease doesn’t become an opportunity to fleece taxpayers instead.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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While valiant efforts have been made to protect and preserve some of Florida’s wild places, the pace of preservation has not kept pace with the pace of loss.—
Joe Murphy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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But after a valiant comeback effort, Pete Alonso struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, and an error by third baseman Brett Baty in the top of the 10th handed the Guardians back the lead.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Today this material can seal pipes and brave the ocean.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
8 Aug. 2025
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Lucio — leggy, brave, sturdy in the challenge — is probably more appropriate as a reference point.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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These professionals are like heroic farmers, drawing value from difficult terrain.—
Andrea Pietrini,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Which teams will author their own heroic stories this fall?—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Gabrielle Union at 52 straddles both worlds with playful, fearless styling that balances skin and sophistication.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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The fearless filmmaker has faced a lot of headwinds over the years but continues to find comfort in the Salute community, which balances artists with unique POVs and supporting authenti, good craft.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Valorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valorous. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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