as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted

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Recent Examples of intrepid What draws intrepid visitors to Greenland, population 56,661, is its remoteness. Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024 Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas have joined the cast as the new characters of The Reverend Mother, a smiling, guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears, and Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024 But Rall’s intrepid dogs couldn’t actually find the pheasant in the cover. Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for intrepid 
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  • These were just those courageous enough to answer truthfully.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Erika Sanders of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council hopes the center will force stakeholders and policymakers to ask tough questions that may be uncomfortable but courageous.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • Incredibly the only sitcom on this list, NBC’s Powerless was a brave, brief foray into what still is wildly uncharted territory in cape comic TV shows.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike the crime thriller elements that are just OK, there’s energy, urgency and a convincing naturalism when the focus is on Yan and Sister taking brave and sometimes dangerous steps to reclaim their right to self-determination.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Their mission is to provide fearless representation and unrivaled results, especially in personal injury cases where victims face opponents that many are hesitant to confront.
    Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • At her Kiln leaving party, her colleagues projected a word cloud: inspirational, brave, fearless, enthusiastic, caring, champion, and kind all appeared in big letters.
    Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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  • Witness her valiant efforts when the series premieres on November 17.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Adjective
  • Election officials did a heroic job this year, said Pamela Smith, president and CEO of Verified Voting, a nonprofit that works with state and local election officials to keep voting systems secure.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And what is the Trump campaign producing if not fantastical propaganda intended to conjure a false image of Joe Biden’s America as a dark, dangerous place on the verge of destruction, besieged by immigrants, and savable only by one heroic man?
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • Albert Suárez stepped in to pitch a gallant five innings but understandably could not go more on short notice.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Follow the generally gallant writer of this newsletter on Threads @jimreineking 🧵.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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  • Chances are good our adventurous readers have taken a trip that’s right up your alley — and then shared not only their travel adventures but their practical tips, too.
    Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • While best known for its flashy entertainment and adventurous activities — from bumper cars and ice skating to surfing and indoor skydiving simulators — Royal Caribbean offers something for all types of travelers.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024

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“Intrepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrepid. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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