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Recent Examples of swashbuckling
Piracy at sea is thought of in terms of the swashbuckling Captain Hook, but in reality pirates are still active across the world's oceans.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2011, Banderas' Shrek character got his own starring moment in a prequel, which was named after the swashbuckling cat with Salma Hayek voicing his furry love interest, Kitty Softpaws.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Written alongside Daniel Lenihan, the swashbuckling adventure marked the beginning of Hackman's literary career.
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
In the film, Page is rescued from a group of bandits by the swashbuckling, roguish army recruit Fanfan and offers him a tulip as thanks.
—Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2011, Banderas' Shrek character got his own starring moment in a prequel, which was named after the swashbuckling cat with Salma Hayek voicing his furry love interest, Kitty Softpaws.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Written alongside Daniel Lenihan, the swashbuckling adventure marked the beginning of Hackman's literary career.
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
In the film, Page is rescued from a group of bandits by the swashbuckling, roguish army recruit Fanfan and offers him a tulip as thanks.
—Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swashbuckling
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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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The first of Rice’s heroic efforts came in the 58th minute, with the 26-year-old breaking the deadlock with a shot that whipped around the Real Madrid wall into the corner of the net.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 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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There’s other out-of-character moments for our fearless leader.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
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An intrepid Bravo viewer transcribes them.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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The corporate ladder will always be there, awaiting its next wave of intrepid climbers.—
John Waldmann,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 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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Whether Flick would be brave and take a punt on the veteran by throwing him straight into the back line was another matter entirely, though.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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The triumphant melody chugs along, like the gears of industry, preparing the audience for an American Dream drama of valorous proportions.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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This shows that organizations are making valorous attempts to support employee engagement and well-being, yet stress remains at an all-time high.—
Nenad Lazarevic,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Swashbuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swashbuckling. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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