heroic deed

collocation in English

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heroic
adjective
uk
/hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/us
/hɪˈroʊ.ɪk/
very brave ...
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deed
noun[C]
uk
/diːd/us
/diːd/
an intentional act, especially a very bad or very ...
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(Definition ofheroicanddeedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some artists emphasised that protekce could be aheroicdeedbecause willing patrons risked being blacklisted themselves.
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He admits to her his total, profound political disillusionment; she, on the contrary, believes that aheroicdeedis more necessary than ever.
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He refused rewards for hisheroicdeedfrom the prince electors.
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He succumbed from the effects of his wounds shortly after the accomplishment of hisheroicdeed.
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Ancestors who had doneheroicdeedare of the usual favorite.
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Hisheroicdeedserved as an example and an inspiration to his comrades throughout the ensuing 4-day battle.
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If their ordinary lives and circumstances do not have a place for aheroicdeed, then how they want to manipulate and create one.
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Oswald is greeted again by the lady collie who commends him for hisheroicdeed.
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The medal is awarded to those who have been mentioned in despatches, meaning aheroicdeedor deeds were performed meriting a citation from an individual's headquarters unit.
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It is a tale of heroic deeds and victory against the odds, but it also has profoundly melancholy undertones.
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Together they are involved in numerous heroic deeds.
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It also symbolises an innate need and tendency of every human to do aheroicdeedand a desire to be remembered for it for times to come.
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Lplsis performs anotherheroicdeedby spending the night in a sunken castle, breaking the curse and allowing the castle to rise into the air again.
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In common with other boy heroes of melodrama, he performs heroic deeds.
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He does not refer to his sufferings and imprisonment but relates his heroic deeds.
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In common with many warrior tales worldwide, it sought to publicize the heroic deeds of members of the lineage, as well as their exemplary service to the ruler.
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Rand's world view was fundamentally optimistic, and her novel showed mankind, guided by rationality alone, achieving heroic deeds.
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It was, however, also a time of heroic deeds by the underground state and society.
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This may not be the stuff of heroic deeds and high oratory.
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