as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness
a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich
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as in to confront
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke
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Recent Examples of brazen
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s pressing problems on the battlefield and President Donald Trump’s brazen unpredictability have done what no other combination has done before: shocked Europe out of its peace dividend slumber.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Watson faced federal fraud charges after his Ozy Media digital media startup collapsed as shocking stories of brazen fraud in the operation of the company emerged.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Six businesses were destroyed Thursday as a massive fire tore through a row of Bronx stores — and the FDNY’s response was hampered by a brazen motorist who parked his car by a nearby fire hydrant, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The boisterous comedian lights up the stage with sly wit and brazen confidence, conveying Moss’ righteous fury over being bottom of the office food chain.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s pressing problems on the battlefield and President Donald Trump’s brazen unpredictability have done what no other combination has done before: shocked Europe out of its peace dividend slumber.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Watson faced federal fraud charges after his Ozy Media digital media startup collapsed as shocking stories of brazen fraud in the operation of the company emerged.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Six businesses were destroyed Thursday as a massive fire tore through a row of Bronx stores — and the FDNY’s response was hampered by a brazen motorist who parked his car by a nearby fire hydrant, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen
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From bold predictions about who's walking out with championship gold to sit-downs with WWE superstars on the verge of history, this preshow is serving as your all-access pass into the chaos, glory, and drama that makes WrestleMania the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Also, the Fed must be free to move quickly to deploy bold strategies, such as its bond-buying campaign during the 2008 financial crisis and emergency lending measures during the COVID-19 recession of 2020, Conti-Brown said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The brothers, having both military and criminal experience (not to mention their Chicago armamentarium), confront white racists with startling boldness, openly threatening Hogwood.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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What the narrator has to get away from is the assortment of low-grade humiliations and condescending attitudes she is confronted with every day while clocked in at the restaurant.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One chord appears to speak to the other, sounding almost impudent in their simplicity, equal parts ecstatic and heartbreakingly melancholic.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
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In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.—
Edward P. Joseph,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Dec. 2016
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Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 28%, the highest since 1901, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Need a break?—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The agency has faced calls for years to pull other synthetic food dyes derived from petroleum like Red 40, which is largely absent from food in some other countries.—
Paula Cohen,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Deferring college acceptance—postponing enrollment typically for one year—can be a thoughtful strategy when life circumstances, personal goals or practical considerations suggest that waiting might be the wiser path.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Guidance and tariffs Dover made a few wise adjustments to its full-year outlook.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That meant someone would need to brave the sewer, and Arteaga didn’t hesitate.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2025
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But Robinson braved the brunt of society at its worst.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One’s insolent, calling him lame and old, and the other affectedly infantile, but both are exhausting in their own way.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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The government, in an insolent filing on Sunday evening, rewrote that instruction.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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With unseen home movies and restored footage from the eponymous One to One benefit concert, spliced together with era-specific material, the distributor is calling this an audacious, experiential and unprecedented look into the lives of the iconic couple.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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