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heroics

/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪks/

noun

plural, plural only The actions of a hero. Hart, for one, will not remember the night for Lambert's heroics. Morrison, not closed down quickly enough, struck his shot well but England's No1 will be aghast at the way it struck his gloves then skidded off his knees and into the net.
US, plural, plural only Emergency intervention to save a patient's life. Of if we have an elderly person who is unconscious and not responding, we discuss using heroics with the family, and they often say no heroics.
dated, plural, plural only Extravagant phrases; bombast.

noun

plural plural of heroic

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@misc{heroics_2026,
  title = {heroics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heroics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}