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superhero
[ soo-per-heer-oh ]
noun
- a 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
/ ˈsuːpəˌhɪərəʊ /
noun
- any of various comic-strip characters with superhuman abilities or magical powers, wearing a distinctive costume, and fighting against evil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of superhero1
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Example Sentences
Now Jena Malone is 30, and with roles in Inherent Vice, The Hunger Games, and a massive superhero film, all the rage.
But it is particularly galling to watch the feminist superhero be treated in such a way.
Brash, crass, and overflowing with wiseass attitude, he remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.
Brash, crass, and sporting a perpetually raised eyebrow, Ash Williams remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.
A conservative coloring book publisher is out with a new title imagining the tea party heartthrob as a bona fide superhero.
For this is the secret of the soul: when the hero hath abandoned it, then only approacheth it in dreams—the superhero.
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