as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
dauntless heroes who are inclined to rush to danger, not away from it
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Recent Examples of dauntless
So thank you for your sacrifices, your powerful voices, and your dauntless spirits.
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Dan Heching, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Whether exploring the town and browsing local shops or setting out on a cowboy adventure — a trip to Sheridan feels like a journey back in time to the dauntless days of the Wild West.
—Molly O’Brien, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024
This incubator of dauntless pilots and air safety seers grew into Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
The vaunted G-men who had rocketed to fame as dauntless crimebusters now looked like the Keystone Cops of counterespionage.
—Bertrand M. Patenaude, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
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Dan Heching, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Whether exploring the town and browsing local shops or setting out on a cowboy adventure — a trip to Sheridan feels like a journey back in time to the dauntless days of the Wild West.
—Molly O’Brien, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024
This incubator of dauntless pilots and air safety seers grew into Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
The vaunted G-men who had rocketed to fame as dauntless crimebusters now looked like the Keystone Cops of counterespionage.
—Bertrand M. Patenaude, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dauntless
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There are so many things that are special and unique and powerful and resilient and courageous about us.Essence, Essence, 27 Dec. 2024
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Vincent has been courageous and consistent in his reckoning with his country as both must and adversary.Steven Vargas, ARTnews.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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And Puka Nacua has been fearless in his return from a knee injury.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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So did the fearless taggers with their spray paint cans.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Even Zelensky, who has put on a brave face for his people from the very moment the war began, is dropping some of his maximalist demands.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Without brave leadership, however, Israel’s opportunity could slip away.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Time also alluded to Hannegan’s lack of experience, and his valiant efforts to correct for it.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Their defense, led by Roquan Smith and Marlon Humphrey, delivered a valiant effort against one of the league’s best teams but could not smother Saquon Barkley forever.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
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Centered on the battle between the heroic He-Man — the universe’s most powerful man — and the evil Skeletor, the Masters of the Universe franchise was introduced by way of a line of popular action figures in 1982.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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There’s comic mileage in Gromit’s expressive eyes – ranging from exasperated to determined – as the heroic dog endeavors to save the day.Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Bears had mounted a gallant comeback in the second half against the best team in football and were in a position to tie the score with a field goal or win the game with a touchdown.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Albert Suárez stepped in to pitch a gallant five innings but understandably could not go more on short notice.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Dauntless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dauntless. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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