heroic
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“I am extraordinarily thankful to the heroic people that pulled me from the car and to the warm, kind and talented staff at the hospital that cared for me and got me on the mend!”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Staff drafted in from schools and sexual health clinics have been praised by NHS bosses for their "heroic efforts".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
But on Tuesday, Washington was hardly an opponent that required heroic efforts to topple.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Even less heroic — or catastrophic — assumptions lead to alarmingly high numbers.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Hidden surround-sound speakers blasted a brassy, heroic fanfare.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing heroic
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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