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as in encouraged
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse
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Recent Examples of heartened
Dean Zerbe, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Whistleblowers should be heartened.
—Dean Zerbe, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartened
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The central bank said it was encouraged by progress in its fight against inflation.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The ceremonial keg tapping takes place Friday evening, and the weekend lineup includes a German chocolate cake baking contest, a stein hoisting contest, and a chicken dance competition (costumes and creativity encouraged).Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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Dunn was inspired to visit the site by photos from social media, like many others.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The contest was inspired by the introduction of the Lancashire heeler into the National Dog Show for the first time this year.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But cash levels in mutual funds are at their lowest level on record, according to Bank of America, suggesting fund managers are unafraid of deploying cash into the markets.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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The media often focuses on his bold personality, but there's another side of Donald Trump that Americans don't always see: a leader who listens, who cares deeply about the future of our country and her people, and who is unafraid to take on the hard fights.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Ashraf Amra / Anadolu via Getty Images Another U.S. ally will likely be feeling less emboldened.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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But its leaders could really be backed into a corner by an emboldened Trump.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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This too carries a whiff of desperation, as though people are intentionally putting on a brave face and shoving forward symbols of our collective creativity and togetherness.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The game's protagonist is as brave and strong as the original, yes, but much more chipper, with a quip, joke or pun for almost every interaction.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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But those who have stayed are undaunted and say the most productive outcome of their work has been new friendships across racial lines.Debbie Elliott, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Rubio, undaunted by the prospect of taking on the man who was then the state’s top Republican and sensing a shift in voters’ mood as the tea party movement was rising, ran for his party’s nomination.Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Campbell famously established a courageous tone in his introductory press conference and then backed it up on the field, going for it on 118 fourth downs between 2021 and 2023, 14 more attempts than any other team during that span.Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Lemon Bay, a Cinderella team that was below .500 in its regular season, was courageous but unable to match Bishop Moore’s big hitters, seniors Anika Groom (Georgia Tech commit) and Leah McDonald (UNF).Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
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Pablo Carrillo is neither the valiant hero of Josie’s memories who saved the baby from the runaway horse nor a diabolical mustache-twirling, child-trafficking villain Cruz could easily paint him out to be.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
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In Browning’s telling, the messenger’s valiant run and dying words take on a poignancy that inspired readers, among them the inventors of the modern Olympic Games.Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Heartened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartened. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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