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as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend
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Recent Examples of hero
The Guardians of the Galaxy director is shifting Superman into lighter territory following the glum-core aesthetic of director Zack Snyder’s take on the hero in films such as 2013’s Man of Steel.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Today, in popular narratives of the civil rights movement, journalists are remembered as heroes who braved the South’s violent parochialism to shine a light on those confronting Jim Crow segregation.
— Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Outcasts, loners, nerds, and geeks — our film heroes don't all wear capes.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Sinise called the museum magnificent — and something love overdue to recognize American heroes.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Today, in popular narratives of the civil rights movement, journalists are remembered as heroes who braved the South’s violent parochialism to shine a light on those confronting Jim Crow segregation.
— Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Outcasts, loners, nerds, and geeks — our film heroes don't all wear capes.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Sinise called the museum magnificent — and something love overdue to recognize American heroes.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
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Just the 418 to go for Mbappe, then… although Ancelotti believes the Frenchman could emulate his childhood idol.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Notably, K-pop accounts for 14% of MAJ, and idol performers account for 9%, indicating the major influence of dance and vocal groups.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
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The coyote was released later in Barrington Hills on 9 acres of private property, where rabbits and mice — not submarine sandwiches and chips — would be his daily fare.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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What To Know China has the largest navy in the world by hull count, with over 370 ships and submarines, including three aircraft carriers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Our friends were icons in advertising, such as Don Eduardo Noble of Noble & Asociados.—
Isaac Mizrahi,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Music icon Selena Quintanilla-Pérez's killer, Yolanda Saldívar, was denied parole by Texas' parole board Thursday.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The family film, co-starring Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key and Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa, centers on the early days of Willy Wonka and takes place long before a poor boy named Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket to tour the world-famous and heavily guarded chocolate factory.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2024
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Sports is play Growing up as a poor boy in the Italian neighborhood of The Hill in St. Louis, Yogi played street hockey with newspapers taped to his shins and hit bottle caps with a broomstick.—
Stephen Borelli,
USA TODAY,
28 Aug. 2023
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The National Hellenic Museum is hosting a series featuring each of the 12 Olympian gods (May and June installments feature Athena and Apollo, respectively).—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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There was a certain time when out-of-the box ideas (e.g., exercise physiology, analytics) weren’t necessarily embraced by the baseball gods.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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