1
as in gayety
dressy clothing
children in their Sunday bravery
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as in courage
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
it took great bravery to rescue the baby trapped in the burning building
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Recent Examples of bravery
The ship's new namesake, Oscar V. Peterson, was a naval officer who was killed in World War II and posthumously granted a Medal of Honor by Congress for bravery during the war.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 27 June 2025
Ideas flowed from product engineers to senior leaders, creating a shared sense of bravery, purpose and camaraderie.
—Stephen McKeown, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
He was wounded twice in combat and received a Purple Heart in recognition of his bravery.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
In a feat of huge bravery, the unnamed man then stuck his fingers in the reptile’s eyes before taking off his life vest, causing the alligator to swim away with the jacket, 7News Miami reported.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 27 June 2025
Ideas flowed from product engineers to senior leaders, creating a shared sense of bravery, purpose and camaraderie.
—Stephen McKeown, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
He was wounded twice in combat and received a Purple Heart in recognition of his bravery.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
In a feat of huge bravery, the unnamed man then stuck his fingers in the reptile’s eyes before taking off his life vest, causing the alligator to swim away with the jacket, 7News Miami reported.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravery
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Ethical Memory Vault: A secure story engine that records acts of moral courage—feeding these back into leadership training, AI models and onboarding systems.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Hutchins later credited Jenner with giving her the courage to make the same transition.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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Rambin shared a behind-the-scenes look at the photoshoot on TikTok, which offered a glimpse of the couple's first look at one another in their wedding attire.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Their attire, then, must serve the purpose of comfort and professionalism.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
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Other stories of heroism have begun to surface as the floodwaters recede in Texas.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Amid the chaos, acts of heroism stood out: men who hoisted children over animal chutes, staff who moved the animals and tried to restore calm, police officers and firefighters who arrived on the scene to help.—
Jordan Friedman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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Churchgoers that chilly April day weren't able to show off their Easter finery.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Lots of fine, elaborate costume work on display this season, from the quick-change finery of The Picture of Dorian Gray to the spot-on tidy drudgery of ’70s-era Blackpool in The Hills of California.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The convergence of reason and gallantry, of irony and affection, struck a teasing tone.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Written with filmmaker Matt Yoka, Possession marries the Band’s Americana with T. Rex’s fuzzy glam, anchored by Segall’s always-stellar guitar gallantry.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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Traditional makeup routines typically require actors to paint their faces red and white and spend time dressing in elaborate costumes and flashy headpieces.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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As a costume designer, I was excited by the creative challenges like the ghosts, witches, supernatural elements, mental breakdowns.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
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Judge holds career bests of 10.60 in the 100 and 21.85 in the 200.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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In 2017, thousands of men ran 400-meter times that were faster than the personal bests of Olympic gold medalists Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Bravery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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