as in bravely
in a fearless manner
he courageously demanded fair treatment for those who could not speak for themselves
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Recent Examples of courageously
Our sense of our own competency enhances our ability to behave courageously, even if we’re terrified initially.
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Ranjay Gulati, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
The woman courageously walked into the living room to investigate, but paused.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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
The song encourages women to love courageously while guarding their hearts.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
While courageously intervening to protect a fellow passenger, he was viciously attacked.
—Judith Y. Kim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
Projects can courageously push boundaries.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
ADs must not only lead with better data, but also courageously own decisions made in partnership with machines.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courageously
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Joshua Patten was a clipper captain in the 1850s, racing bravely – and perhaps recklessly – through the most dangerous waters in the hemisphere to transport goods in hopes of earning a huge payday.—
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Pasha, as he is known, bravely stood up against the Russian government’s endeavor to indoctrinate students nationwide after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
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Instead, dip a cloth or cotton balls in acetone and blot firmly on the remaining polish.—
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His other go-to bogeyman, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, is now firmly in his lame-duck era as his term ends this spring.—
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Warm and delectable, this alluring gourmand opens boldly with cognac before settling into cinnamon, tonka bean, praline, and vanilla.—
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In 1992, stage director and producer Scott Ross, his older brother, Sam, and his father, Ray, boldly established the only brick-and-mortar theater in all of Gwinnett County.—
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Although history hasn't been particularly kind to this lake-blue sarong and black lace bodysuit hybrid Geena Davis wore in 1992, her fearlessly bold approach to the red carpet is surely commendable and, decades later, it's become the norm.—
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Nikki Glaser is known for her fearlessly blunt stand-up comedy.—
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Activists who valiantly defend the less fortunate among us?—
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Clark tried valiantly to fend off the Russian attack.—
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“Courageously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courageously. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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