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skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types
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Mack attack The Bruins’ leading scorer is a fearless freshman whose forays to the basket are usually instant offense.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
The clear vision, comfort – even obsession with – change, catalytic action, and fearless approach of Game Changers are necessary ingredients for transformation.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The Tritons have been fearless since their move to Division I was announced.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
The film follows three fearless, charismatic women, who take on the role of home visitors in Alexandra, a township in Johannesburg.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
Camp is an aesthetic of passionate and highly articulated exaggeration, an aesthetic that transforms the tacky, brash, and ironic into splendor through sheer fearless commitment.
—Gabriel N. Rosenberg, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
Throughout their subject’s fearless travels, screenwriters Liz Hannah, Marion Hume and John Collee confront Lee with situations that illustrate the issues that afflicted women during the war.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
In fact, these may be her best vault tracks yet, showcasing a fearless Swift charging into her pop sound at full-force with the help of her then-new collaborative partner Jack Antonoff.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
There are echoes of David Hockney, Edvard Munch, Charles Burchfield, and others, but Hughes weaves a spell that’s unique, high-spirited, fearless, and indelible.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
The clear vision, comfort – even obsession with – change, catalytic action, and fearless approach of Game Changers are necessary ingredients for transformation.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The Tritons have been fearless since their move to Division I was announced.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
The film follows three fearless, charismatic women, who take on the role of home visitors in Alexandra, a township in Johannesburg.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
Camp is an aesthetic of passionate and highly articulated exaggeration, an aesthetic that transforms the tacky, brash, and ironic into splendor through sheer fearless commitment.
—Gabriel N. Rosenberg, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
Throughout their subject’s fearless travels, screenwriters Liz Hannah, Marion Hume and John Collee confront Lee with situations that illustrate the issues that afflicted women during the war.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
In fact, these may be her best vault tracks yet, showcasing a fearless Swift charging into her pop sound at full-force with the help of her then-new collaborative partner Jack Antonoff.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
There are echoes of David Hockney, Edvard Munch, Charles Burchfield, and others, but Hughes weaves a spell that’s unique, high-spirited, fearless, and indelible.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
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1540, in the meaning defined above
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“Fearless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fearless. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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fearless
adjective
fear·less
ˈfi(ə)r-ləs 
: free from fear : brave
fearlessly
adverb
fearlessness
noun
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