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as in courageously
in a fearless manner
struggled heroically to raise three children on her meager salary
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as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
doctors and nurses worked heroically through the night to keep the patient alive
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Recent Examples of heroically
On the third day, Borges heroically approached one of the kidnappers and tore off her mask before jumping out of a second-story window and escaping.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Directed by Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver, Kevein McKay (McConaughey), and a dedicated teacher, Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), who heroically rescued 22 children from a deadly California wildfire.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His brother, James, serves as an FDNY firefighter and has for nearly a decade at Rescue 4, the firehouse where his father heroically served.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
When gunfire shattered a routine Mass marking the first week of class at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, middle school students were among those who acted heroically, according to an emergency official, a principal and a parent whose children attend the school.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Annunciation’s principal Matt DeBoer said teachers and children alike responded heroically.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Military reservists are civilians who jump back into uniforms to assist heroically in natural disaster recovery, provide humanitarian assistance, or to fortify regular combat divisions in battles around the world.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Ukraine has fought heroically, and its losses have been severe.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Directed by Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver, Kevein McKay (McConaughey), and a dedicated teacher, Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), who heroically rescued 22 children from a deadly California wildfire.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His brother, James, serves as an FDNY firefighter and has for nearly a decade at Rescue 4, the firehouse where his father heroically served.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
When gunfire shattered a routine Mass marking the first week of class at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, middle school students were among those who acted heroically, according to an emergency official, a principal and a parent whose children attend the school.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Annunciation’s principal Matt DeBoer said teachers and children alike responded heroically.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Military reservists are civilians who jump back into uniforms to assist heroically in natural disaster recovery, provide humanitarian assistance, or to fortify regular combat divisions in battles around the world.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Ukraine has fought heroically, and its losses have been severe.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroically
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The woman courageously walked into the living room to investigate, but paused.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Academy’s failure to recognize these shifts reflects a disconnection from the realities faced by Iranian artists who courageously seek to redefine their narratives.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The veteran went back to his life in the Air Force and completed his service on a military base in Wyoming before being honorably discharged in 2019.—
Celia Fernandez
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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She was honorably discharged in December 1946, per The National WWII Museum.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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While many turn to Daly’s charming expertise for help, others bravely dive in by themselves.—
Bernadette Keith,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta was firmly behind his team going to Miami.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But 2025 has firmly accelerated his move from rising talent to in-demand star with three films and three wildly different performances.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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With Warner carted off midway through the first quarter, his teammates valiantly battled on and tried to win.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yet Lemaire, his coaching staff and a bunch of expansion castoffs competed valiantly, and in 2003, just the third year of the franchise, rallied from a pair of 3-1 series deficits to shock the hockey world and advance to the Western Conference final.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Heroically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroically. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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