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emboldened
[em-bohl-dnd]
adjective
made bold or bolder; given the courage or nerve to do something daring, challenging, or controversial.
It was unclear whether the missile fire was the work of an emboldened rebel force, the military, or some mixture of both.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of embolden.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of emboldened1
Example Sentences
The killing of Moose Wala has not just resulted in the loss of a major musical talent, it has also emboldened Punjab's gangsters.
Calling in the Guard only created chaos, emboldened the strikers and, for a time at least, sustained much of the public’s support.
The Supreme Court has stripped away women’s rights and emboldened Trump to evade accountability.
Feldstein Soto’s decision not to charge in all but a handful of cases has reignited debate about how the protests were handled and left some campus officials wondering whether future agitators will be emboldened.
But this season, seemingly emboldened by his power outage, pitchers have walked him only 12 times in 25 games.
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