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muster courage

VERB

dare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insult oppose provoke resist taunt threaten

STRONG

beard brave bully confront cope denounce disregard face front goad meet mock scorn spurn

WEAK

call one's bluff face off knock chip off shoulder laugh at make my day outdare run the gauntlet square off step over the line take one on throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment help praise

STRONG

approve dodge hide

WEAK

be careful hold back refrain

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There are multiple ways this crisis can be addressed if elected officials muster courage to restore safety and civility.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2019

Snarling at Russia's flanks, two jackals last week tried to muster courage to spring for the kill.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her heart beat fast, and she could not muster courage to address him.

From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Dahn, Felix

It was full a minute before I could muster courage to answer: "I wish I could say as much for myself."

From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri

I should have liked to ask how long he had been in Wales, for I had been secretly offended at his apparent neglect of me; but I could not muster courage for the question.

From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

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