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Recent Examples of valiance
But Morgan’s valiance goes even further.
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Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 10 Mar. 2021
From the moment she was born — two months premature with a heart murmur — to her final few breaths, Virginia Castillo demonstrated valiance.
—AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2021
It’s about the need for a kind of action movie valiance that, by 1971, is dead in a way and never entirely returns.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020
There’s always a debate for reason versus passion, for valiance versus depravity, Knox argues.
—Alex Kuczynski, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
Put anyone else on the UFC roster in Covington’s shoes, and his valiance in a losing effort would be lauded.
—Dave Doyle, MMA Junkie, 15 Dec. 2019
But Herrera’s valiance and skills as one of the Mexican Revolution’s most successful soldaderas are an example of the bravery and sacrifices women during this time made to change the history of Mexico’s politics — and should not be forgotten.
—Teen Vogue, 1 Apr. 2019
The same was true, with opposite partisan valiance, of Democrats who supported Bill Clinton or Ted Kennedy.
—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 2 July 2018
Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 10 Mar. 2021
From the moment she was born — two months premature with a heart murmur — to her final few breaths, Virginia Castillo demonstrated valiance.
—AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2021
It’s about the need for a kind of action movie valiance that, by 1971, is dead in a way and never entirely returns.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020
There’s always a debate for reason versus passion, for valiance versus depravity, Knox argues.
—Alex Kuczynski, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
Put anyone else on the UFC roster in Covington’s shoes, and his valiance in a losing effort would be lauded.
—Dave Doyle, MMA Junkie, 15 Dec. 2019
But Herrera’s valiance and skills as one of the Mexican Revolution’s most successful soldaderas are an example of the bravery and sacrifices women during this time made to change the history of Mexico’s politics — and should not be forgotten.
—Teen Vogue, 1 Apr. 2019
The same was true, with opposite partisan valiance, of Democrats who supported Bill Clinton or Ted Kennedy.
—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valiance
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Pavement was real end-of-the-century stuff, punk’s ethos of sledgehammering critique stripped of its former heroism and shock value.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Their heroism always will be remembered so long as the love of liberty remains in the hearts of men and women.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Israel urgently needs new, sober leadership with clear realistic vision and self-confidence—leadership capable of reading our people's soul, understanding partners' and rivals' minds, and above all, having courage to make decisions and power to implement them.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
2 June 2025
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That vision inspired the recent launch of Courage for Cam, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading hope, love, and courage to children facing pediatric cancer.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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Rita was a symbol of quiet valor throughout The Handmaid’s Tale, and without her, the liberation of Boston would have never happened.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
27 May 2025
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Zelensky was left only able to show personal commitment and valor, and to offer to make the meeting a face-to-face with Putin, the man charged with war crimes against his nation.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Written with filmmaker Matt Yoka, Possession marries the Band’s Americana with T. Rex’s fuzzy glam, anchored by Segall’s always-stellar guitar gallantry.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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His offense: saving the damned with the melancholic gallantry of a real angel of history.—
Harmony Holiday,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the scenes appalling and hailed the bravery of rescuers.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Jack Stowe, a 99-year-old U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, was honored for his bravery of enlisting in the military at only 15-years-old.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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And as readers no doubt know by virtue of clicking on a review about a golf book, Johnson could have had so many more.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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For the Ancient Greek philosopher, the mother of all virtues was phronesis, or practical wisdom.—
Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
2 June 2025
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His formal daring was inextricably linked to the emotional turbulence in his life: The frantic innovation of his films is a projection of a mind and a heart at unrest.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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There’s an existential premise at work regarding the socially destructive power of technology, and Tregenza, having dropped hints along the way, eventually reveals it with an artistic shock of enormous daring.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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My father had been a leading Mountaineer and would still maintain the general superiority in skill and hardihood of the Above Boys (his own faction) over the Below Boys (so were they called), of which party his contemporary had been a chieftain.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2022
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There is little question that Reagan, for all his physical hardihood and strength of will, was no longer up to the task of serving a third term beginning in 1989.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
18 Sep. 2020
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“Valiance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valiance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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