as in reassured
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as in encouraged
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse
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The unafraid newbie spent the next two years studying the business and art of making graphic novels before founding Storm King Comics.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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Legend has been unafraid to voice his opinion on sociopolitical matters throughout his career, as the crooner has supported Presidential candidates, including Barack Obama and Joe Biden, during their respective campaigns.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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For years, an emboldened Maduro has flouted democratic norms, maintaining power through repression and brazen electoral theft.Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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And abroad, Jews have been confronted with an emboldened and metastasizing antisemitism.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
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That’s a very brave thing to do, to put yourself on the line like that.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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So that would be an easy way keep teams active for part of the winter without requiring fans to brave frigid temperatures.Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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With an ageless, elastic voice and exceptional 30-member band, Wonder furnished one of the best concerts LCA has seen in recent memory, undaunted by a series of technical issues that broke up the show’s first hour and a half.Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
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At least one developer of a prominent iPad calculator seemed undaunted by the news that his app could be Sherlocked this fall.Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024
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The series follows her courageous lead, becoming an antidote to the doom-and-gloom dramas that dominate our culture (not to mention a ray of light in a world that can seem irrepressibly dark).Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
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Black Box Diaries The Bottom Line A sobering doc about a courageous act.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Ukrainians keep disproving the lie, in their valiant effort to save themselves.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
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But Rall’s intrepid dogs couldn’t actually find the pheasant in the cover.Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
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With camera at the ready, nails painted Midas gold, intrepid photographer Hunter Abrams is shooting a FoF lookbook in the tradition of an old-time fashion parade, in keeping with this year’s theme: the power of the runway show.Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Heartened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartened. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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