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superhero
[soo-per-heer-oh]
noun
plural
superheroesa morally righteous hero in a fictional work who possesses extraordinary abilities or supernatural powers and uses them to fight evil, as in comic books and movies.
Many classic superheroes wear masks to maintain their secret identities.
superhero
/ ˈːəˌɪəəʊ /
noun
any of various comic-strip characters with superhuman abilities or magical powers, wearing a distinctive costume, and fighting against evil
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of superhero1
Example Sentences
Throughout the film, she seems increasingly aware that there is no redeeming this steaming pile of superhero schlock and decides to lean into the absurdity.
The Valencia coaster park this summer is leaning into superhero properties.
“The Dark Knight” was making superhero movies cool again!
Movies love superheroes that take on their villains with big-stage swagger.
This narrative is most common in superhero genres, Western genres, we see it in vigilante films, disaster films and doomsday films, but it's even more pervasive than that.
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