as in to inspire
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
his poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder
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Recent Examples of embolden
Trump’s supporters are emboldened.
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Zach Fisch, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The Taiwan question In Asia, attention has turned to whether China could be emboldened to increase pressure on Taiwan, which Beijing considers part of its territory.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
People are going to get a little more emboldened.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
Coogler also shared how his own leap of faith has emboldened him as he preps to make his second Black Panther sequel.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
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Not even those who, inspired by occasional bouts of yellow fever, had sure access to fleeting moments of lucidity.—
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Along with starring in Sorry, Baby, Victor also wrote and directed the film, inspired by her own traumatic experiences.—
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The teeth also captured climate shifts such as the Late Antique Little Ice Age and the Medieval Climate Anomaly, which might have encouraged some increase in migration into England.—
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Those who experienced the earthquake are encouraged to report it via the USGS Felt Report form.—
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“Embolden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embolden. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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