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as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament those greathearted but otherwise ordinary individuals who answered their country's call for military service

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greathearted
Adjective
  • Those are the types of questions courageous politicians should be embracing.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • This assignment begins with secondary and higher educational institutions taking greater strides to enrich offerings civics instruction.
    Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Temu and Shein have taken steps to grow their operations in the U.S. as the de minimis loophole has come under greater scrutiny.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Because our first priority will be to respect the heritage of a race that’s almost two centuries old, a competition that brings together amateurs in the noblest sense — students of Oxford and Cambridge — and a level of professionalism and excellence that is worthy of the Olympic Games.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The story centers on Krem of the Yellow Hills, who kills an alien girl’s father, prompting her and Supergirl, accompanied by the noble Knolle, to embark on a pursuit for justice.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This is another stark reminder of the selfless sacrifice of our brave military men and women who risk their lives around the world every day to keep us safe.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Malavasi, whose story is little known outside Reggio Emilia, is one of four brave heroines featured in historian Suzanne Cope’s new book, Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This is the highest three-day intensity of the year.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Another video posted from a high angle showed a large plume of smoke coming from the house and filling the air.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The eclectic evening highlighted what is at the core of both Mosshart's artistry and Lotan's design ethos: fearless self-expression.
    Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In her public appearances and on social media, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has become a symbol of fearless resistance to the Trump administration’s bullying.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For as long as humans have been telling stories, their heroic protagonists have chased after the Fountain of Youth, a mythical site that could reverse the effects of aging and death.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But without the animating spirit of Rickey's Christian faith, the Dodger standout's heroic journey would not have been possible.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Bree Hall, Sania Feagin and Raven Johnson are valiant seniors who play fearlessly after winning it all twice in three years.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Minutes from an upset of top-seed Florida, the reigning back-to-back national champions saw their record-long 13-game NCAA Tournament winning streak come to an end after a valiant effort at the Lenovo Center Sunday afternoon, the final score 77-75.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Greathearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greathearted. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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