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as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend
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Recent Examples of hero
That put the tying run on third base and lined Edman up to follow Ohtani’s script and play hero on his bobblehead night.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Just one sign of the many twists and turns Chelsea have been through is that Fernandez was one of the heroes in Chelsea’s last fixture, scoring a crucial equaliser in the 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League Final.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 1 June 2025
McNeil went to left field after Nimmo came out of the game and got the hero hit in the ninth.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
World Series heroes return to Kauffman Stadium A trio from the 2015 World Series champion Royals made their grand return to playing at Kauffman Stadium, just one week after celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the championship team.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Just one sign of the many twists and turns Chelsea have been through is that Fernandez was one of the heroes in Chelsea’s last fixture, scoring a crucial equaliser in the 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League Final.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 1 June 2025
McNeil went to left field after Nimmo came out of the game and got the hero hit in the ninth.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
World Series heroes return to Kauffman Stadium A trio from the 2015 World Series champion Royals made their grand return to playing at Kauffman Stadium, just one week after celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the championship team.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero
Noun
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But the pop superstar also received a nod from one of her idols — the Tapestry songstress herself.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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The performance would have been the first concert by an all-Korean idol group in mainland China since 2016.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Relocating houses, streets and even a submarine around the city.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Over the course of that brief, concentrated period, U-boats sank 56 Allied ships and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own submarines in the process.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Director Matt Wolf talks with Them about interviewing the man behind the icon.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
27 May 2025
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Audra McDonald Reflecting on her relationship with McDonald, 54, LuPone admitted the two Broadway icons have had issues in the past.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Don't let another sustain the abuse my poor boy did.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 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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The story is set in the shadow of an ancient war between dueling gods and tells of a pair of young rival journalists that fall in love while writing each other anonymous letters on an enchanted typewriter.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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The hockey gods didn’t intervene on the Leafs behalf.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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