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Recent Examples of hero
In American Primeval, Isaac Reed is a classic western hero and a classic Taylor Kitsch character.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
His villains include both Presidents Bush; his heroes stretch back to William McKinley but include Richard Nixon, who raised tariffs in response to low-cost manufacturing from Asia, and, Lighthizer insists, Ronald Reagan.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Whatever darkness existed, meeting their football hero brought light into their lives.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Marvel Rivals is crushing its first season launch with hundreds of thousands of concurrent players across console and PC, and players are getting to know Mr. Fantastic and The Invisible Woman as its two new heroes, with The Thing and Human Torch coming in a month and a half or so.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
His villains include both Presidents Bush; his heroes stretch back to William McKinley but include Richard Nixon, who raised tariffs in response to low-cost manufacturing from Asia, and, Lighthizer insists, Ronald Reagan.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Whatever darkness existed, meeting their football hero brought light into their lives.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Marvel Rivals is crushing its first season launch with hundreds of thousands of concurrent players across console and PC, and players are getting to know Mr. Fantastic and The Invisible Woman as its two new heroes, with The Thing and Human Torch coming in a month and a half or so.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
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Doug Gilmour, Marner’s idol, holds the record with 95 (1992-93).—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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One common misconception about Hinduism, according to Hindu devotees who spoke with the Miami Herald, is that Hindus worship idols instead of worshiping one God.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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The first of the new submarines, built in China, was launched in April last year.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Israel would remain reliant on foreign imports for much of its key equipment, including the United States for combat aircraft such as the F-35 and Germany for submarines.—
ADAM TAYLOR THE WASHINGTON POST,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Chalamet also reflected on his role as the folk icon, which follows his 2023 film Wonka.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
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It’s been four years since the Rockies traded away a franchise icon (third baseman Nolan Arenado) to St. Louis, with cash, for a pitcher (Austin Gomber) and four prospects who never panned out.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 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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In 2023, Larian Studios swept the video-game awards with Baldur’s Gate 3, a noticeably Wagnerian affair with rival gods, magic rings, enchanted swords, and dragons.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Kumbh draws upon Hindu mythology and the legend of demons and gods fighting over a pitcher containing the elixir of immortality.—
Aishwarya S Iyer,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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