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formidable

[fawr-mi-duh-buhl, fawr-mid-uh-buhl] / ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl, ˌfɔrˈmɪd ə bəl /




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She says she has been "given courage to carry on" by the "tenacious, brave, formidable women" who attend MamaSuze.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Now that I’ve built the guy up, I don’t want to make him sound more formidable than he is.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Britain has produced some formidable diarists—Parson Woodforde, Charles Greville, Chips Channon, Harold Nicolson—but no name resonates with the power of Samuel Pepys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The move will bolster an already formidable Rams pass rushing unit that has played a integral part in the Rams being among the favorites to win the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

He could wield five swords at once—four hands and the prehensile tip of his tail—and was so formidable and agile and huge that his adversaries would often drop their weapons and call a truce.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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