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- noun Plural form of
hero .
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Examples
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That link leads you to the RNC Facebook home page, which features Republican heroes such as Jackie Robinson, the inclusion of whom made the entire \ "Republican heroes\" bit a laughing stock when it was introduced a couple weeks ago.
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You Northern men are so slow to believe that our Southern heroes -- Northern _men_ and Southern _heroes_ -- you recognize the distinction I make -- you won't believe that they will keep their promises.
Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 Bronson Howard 1875
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The Philippine government prefers the term "heroes of the nation."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOE FRIESEN 2011
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We use the term "heroes" to describe a majority of the recipients of care under the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and hear endless appeals to "never forget."
Lila Nordstrom: Healthcare and the Marcellus Shale -- Fracking's Consequences in Upstate New York Lila Nordstrom 2011
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We use the term "heroes" to describe a majority of the recipients of care under the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and hear endless appeals to "never forget."
Lila Nordstrom: Healthcare and the Marcellus Shale -- Fracking's Consequences in Upstate New York Lila Nordstrom 2011
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One of their heroes is a serial marrier who left DC in disgrace.
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The traits I like best in my heroes is their bravery, their tendency to be ruthless (but push-overs when it comes to their female) and their need to do anything in their power to keep and protect those they love.
Guest Author: Erin Quinn Nalini Singh 2010
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TOTENBERG: Republicans have also criticized Kagan for what they call her heroes: the two judges she clerked for after law school, federal appeals court Judge Abner Mikva and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, as well as former Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak.
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Deepak Chopra, who's been spending a lot of time thinking about this, says that âthe themes of the sinners and saints, good and evil, play out with these symbolic representations of what we call heroes and villains.
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And, of course, having a talking mouse as one of the heroes is always good in a fantasy book.
slayground: Interview: Chris Abouzeid Little Willow 2006
lampbane commented on the word heroes
"Though nothing
Will keep us together
We could steal time
Just for one day
We can be heroes
For ever and ever
What do you say"
January 10, 2007
dgstone commented on the word heroes
Pronounced as "ear·row·ehz" in Spanish.
March 14, 2008
oroboros commented on the word heroes
What a guy in a skiff does?
May 5, 2010