as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types
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Recent Examples of fearless
The eclectic evening highlighted what is at the core of both Mosshart's artistry and Lotan's design ethos: fearless self-expression.
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Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Arya stars as fearless MI6 operative Zara Taylor, while Jallab plays former close protection officer Vincent Taleb, who will this time be on a mission to stop a deadly virus threatening to decimate Europe.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Far from being confined to a single genre, Alborán has embraced fearless experimentation.
—Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
In the spring of 2020, Ivey became the first black female head coach for the women’s basketball team, and her reign as the fearless leader for the Fighting Irish has been fruitful.
—Sharí Nycole, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
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Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Arya stars as fearless MI6 operative Zara Taylor, while Jallab plays former close protection officer Vincent Taleb, who will this time be on a mission to stop a deadly virus threatening to decimate Europe.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Far from being confined to a single genre, Alborán has embraced fearless experimentation.
—Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
In the spring of 2020, Ivey became the first black female head coach for the women’s basketball team, and her reign as the fearless leader for the Fighting Irish has been fruitful.
—Sharí Nycole, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fearless
Adjective
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Those are the types of questions courageous politicians should be embracing.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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With 72% of employees avoiding conflict, missed opportunities cost organizations dearly—but teams leveraging the simplest collaboration tools can more easily foster courageous communication and experience a 79% boost in transparency and effectiveness.—
Keith Ferrazzi,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 19-year-old, who plays for the Kansas City Current, roamed about central midfield Tuesday night with Albert and distinguished herself with her brave defending and positioning, according to Hayes.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the podcast, one of the things that struck both of us so much was this amazing, brave, vulnerable choice that the real Molly made to allow Nikki into that room to record her.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Cybertruck is indeed a valiant effort in doing something new, and that’s not what most manufacturers dare to do.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
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In a valiant effort, Wanyonyi was able to hold off all three of these 1500-meter specialists.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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Extra food rations are in order for his heroic contribution to family life.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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An elaborate ideology confers legitimacy upon the Kim family: according to the country’s founding myth, Kim Il Sung led a gallant band of guerilla fighters in the bitter winds of Manchuria to defeat the Japanese, liberate the Korean people, and establish the North Korean state.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2010
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In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.—
Amanda Nguyen,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Zoom in: Seattle's beauty, brainpower, and bold investments are powering its rise in global rankings, according to the report researched by Ipsos and published by marketing firm Resonance.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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But such a bold move could very well lead to Johnson getting a pink slip from his caucus, as his Speakership barely happened, and only then with Trump’s intervention.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Fearless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fearless. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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