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Our heroine is Devon (Meghann Fahy), a hot mess from Buffalo who has arrived on a rich and insular Martha’s Vineyard-eque island in search of her younger sister Simone (Milly Alcock).
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Each pits a young heroine of humble means against the formidable, possibly sinister lady of the estate; this time, that quintessential Nicole Kidman role is played by a serenely terrifying Julianne Moore.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Thandiwe Newton makes for an excellent reluctant heroine, too.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2025
This collaboration with the oppressor, rather than solidarity with the oppressed, makes Nat a complicated heroine.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Each pits a young heroine of humble means against the formidable, possibly sinister lady of the estate; this time, that quintessential Nicole Kidman role is played by a serenely terrifying Julianne Moore.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Thandiwe Newton makes for an excellent reluctant heroine, too.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2025
This collaboration with the oppressor, rather than solidarity with the oppressed, makes Nat a complicated heroine.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroine
hero
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But your hero section should have a singular focus with a compelling, unmistakable call to action.—
Daria Gonzalez,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Or, optimistically speaking, an opportunity in search of a hero.—
Joanne Frederick,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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