as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted

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Recent Examples of intrepid With this knowledge, the two intrepid young women realize their strategy has to revolve around making people in power think giving this library a new life was their idea entirely. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025 Most notably, a trade involving Bradley Beal going to Milwaukee, Butler going to Phoenix and at least one other team being involved besides Miami, seems highly plausible, based both on reporting by my intrepid colleagues at The Athletic and the common sense of looking at a cap sheet. John Hollinger, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Traveling abroad can be an incredible adventure, but the language barrier can make even the most intrepid explorer nervous. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025 But no mere plane crash could keep our intrepid girls, and a few dudes, down. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intrepid
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Adjective
  • Above all, California needs interest groups, lawmakers and a courageous governor willing to set aside politics as usual and commit to tackling hard problems.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
  • For mentees just starting their careers, having a safe space to discuss professional aspirations and share concerns makes all the difference in their ability to take courageous risks.
    Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • The actor has also emerged as a brave and outspoken advocate against harassment in the film industry, delivering a message that has served as an example and source of encouragement for many other women in the industry.
    The Glamour editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Jake spoke with Lilly (not her real name), one of Westwood’s victims, an incredibly brave woman who gave evidence in court and is refusing to allow Westwood’s behavior to define her.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • True innovation requires fearless iteration and experimentation.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The filmmaker-actor will portray a fearless inspector characterized as a devout follower of the Hindu God Ayyappa with zero tolerance for corruption.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The animal fell into an icy river in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar recently, according to footage of the valiant rescue effort and a description shared by Newsflare.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Among the many tributes her colleagues pay her valiant war effort, there is one that screams from the pages of her book.
    Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Her heroic story is unarguably the stuff of movies.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The midseason premiere of Grey’s Anatomy picked up right after Lucas Adams’ (Niko Terho) heroic actions potentially cost his life during an armed robbery.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.
    Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But at the very end, America's Democratic majority came home to Carter in a late surge that flooded polling places in party strongholds across the nation and stopped Ford's gallant comeback just short of victory.
    Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Plenty of tour operators offer adventurous journeys from women: Sisters Traveling Solo, which sold out its 2024 tours; Wild Women Expeditions, an operator with tours in 27 countries; and Adventure Women, founded in 1982.
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Often, adventurous children or adults help nature along by prodding the pods open, and blowing the seeds in the silk into the wind.
    Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Intrepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrepid. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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