as in to inspire
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
his poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder
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Recent Examples of embolden
That has emboldened Putin to push harder in military action against Ukraine.
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Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 16 July 2025
Exhaustion with debate on women pastors…on both sides The SBC seemed to settle the fight over women pastors at the 2024 SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis, but controversies since then have emboldened some Southern Baptists to resurrect the proposal.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Stuttgart will be emboldened by the fact that Eintracht Frankfurt sold Randal Kolo Muani for over $100 million to PSG in 2023 and then Omar Marmoush for €75 million ($88 million) to Man City this January.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
But journalists and others on Wednesday said the payment will embolden attacks by Trump and his allies on news outlets.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 16 July 2025
Exhaustion with debate on women pastors…on both sides The SBC seemed to settle the fight over women pastors at the 2024 SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis, but controversies since then have emboldened some Southern Baptists to resurrect the proposal.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Stuttgart will be emboldened by the fact that Eintracht Frankfurt sold Randal Kolo Muani for over $100 million to PSG in 2023 and then Omar Marmoush for €75 million ($88 million) to Man City this January.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
But journalists and others on Wednesday said the payment will embolden attacks by Trump and his allies on news outlets.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embolden
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The movie’s director herself was inspired to to bring this to life after having her own experience with matchmaking, but did the film accurately portray real New York City matchmaker experiences?—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Billy Joel has written some of the biggest hits of his generation, some of which were inspired by his family.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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During his latter stint on the council, Spelman called on Austin police to reevaluate how officers spent their time and encouraged the city to consider alternative programs to reduce crime.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Community members are encouraged to see the stadium before the start of the 2025 football season.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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