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Recent Examples of swashbuckling
That’s neither condescension nor criticism: George Lucas created a swashbuckling fairy tale set in space, and its mantle has been taken up by successive generations of filmmakers who encountered it at a formative age.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Once the adorable himbo, Pratt has since become a swashbuckling leading man with abs of steel.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The Mitch Keller's Car City commercial brings delicious cheese
On the finale fun side, the Mitch Keller Car City commercial featuring a pitch-perfect swashbuckling Hedlund is hilarious.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
Your swashbuckling kindergartener can learn how to trade with—and rob—people by playing as miniature pirates on the high seas.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Once the adorable himbo, Pratt has since become a swashbuckling leading man with abs of steel.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The Mitch Keller's Car City commercial brings delicious cheese
On the finale fun side, the Mitch Keller Car City commercial featuring a pitch-perfect swashbuckling Hedlund is hilarious.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
Your swashbuckling kindergartener can learn how to trade with—and rob—people by playing as miniature pirates on the high seas.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 9 Oct. 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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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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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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Some discoveries stem from intrepid adventures deep into the jungle, while others come from reanalyzing old specimens stored in dusty museum collections.Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Those intrepid skywatchers who venture outside for the Geminids in winter are rewarded with an outpouring of bright meteors—and one of the year’s best astronomical sights.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 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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Once upon a time, a small but brave cub named Mufasa (Braelyn Rankins) was separated from his mother and father when a flash flood washed them away.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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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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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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If capable, valorous civilians are unwilling to intervene, others are more vulnerable to attack.The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
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Gladiator was a big, sentimental, sincere movie about the genuine and valorous camaraderie between men who risk their lives for each other.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Swashbuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swashbuckling. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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