as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted
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as in courage
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
he managed to get back to camp, despite the grizzly bears, through sheer intrepidity
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Recent Examples of intrepid
Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas have joined the cast as the new characters of The Reverend Mother, a smiling, guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears, and Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
But Rall’s intrepid dogs couldn’t actually find the pheasant in the cover.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
With camera at the ready, nails painted Midas gold, intrepid photographer Hunter Abrams is shooting a FoF lookbook in the tradition of an old-time fashion parade, in keeping with this year’s theme: the power of the runway show.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
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What draws intrepid visitors to Greenland, population 56,661, is its remoteness.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas have joined the cast as the new characters of The Reverend Mother, a smiling, guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears, and Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
But Rall’s intrepid dogs couldn’t actually find the pheasant in the cover.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
With camera at the ready, nails painted Midas gold, intrepid photographer Hunter Abrams is shooting a FoF lookbook in the tradition of an old-time fashion parade, in keeping with this year’s theme: the power of the runway show.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
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These were just those courageous enough to answer truthfully.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Erika Sanders of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council hopes the center will force stakeholders and policymakers to ask tough questions that may be uncomfortable but courageous.La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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Both scenes are memorable and stunning in a solid, not remarkable, film that warmly celebrates the unbending love shared between a mother and a son and the courage and bravery of Londoners during The Blitz.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Unless Josh finally works up the courage to take his crush on Bananas to the next level.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Incredibly the only sitcom on this list, NBC’s Powerless was a brave, brief foray into what still is wildly uncharted territory in cape comic TV shows.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Unlike the crime thriller elements that are just OK, there’s energy, urgency and a convincing naturalism when the focus is on Yan and Sister taking brave and sometimes dangerous steps to reclaim their right to self-determination.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Senior Dog Found Stranded in Canal with Almost 'No Chance of Survival' Recovers and Gets the 'Best Life' Even after this amazing act of heroism, Moogan is still available for adoption.Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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About the heroism of Spotted Tail and Iron Shell, for instance, who fought side by side against the soldiers.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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This is the environment of sages and of fearless leadership, dancing with the cosmos.Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, back on land, Chock is having a heart-to-heart with our fearless host, Jesse Palmer.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the next 40 years, not one of the seven Medal of Honor candidates cited for their gallantry in Cambodia or Laos received it.Barry Barnett, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
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Superheroes have long been depicted wearing capes, which symbolize gallantry and underscore the fanciful nature of the superhero genre.Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
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Witness her valiant efforts when the series premieres on November 17.Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
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The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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These outings have more to do with group bonding and proof of bravery than the supernatural.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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Images of their odyssey were captured by Palestinian journalist Alaa Hamouda, with Qamar drawing praise for her bravery in a snapshot of the daily reality facing many Palestinians in the enclave.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Intrepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrepid. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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