variants
also chutzpa
or hutzpah
or hutzpa
as in gall
shameless boldness
had the chutzpah to demand that he be treated as a special case and be given priority in settling his insurance claim
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Recent Examples of chutzpah
For the most part, director and co-screenwriter James Mangold — along with co-screenwriter Jay Cocks — do a commendable job showing how the iconic Bob Dylan is not only talented but rather prickly and arrogant — a creative force with the talent and chutzpah to ennoble change.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, Wyden said chutzpah can help not just his colleagues at the Capitol, but all Americans, build better lives for themselves.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
The ball whistling just past the post seemed almost incidental to those admiring his chutzpah.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Berger’s multiyear column possesses a sustained inner chutzpah that will be especially noticeable to anyone who has written professionally and consistently about art for any significant length of time.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, Wyden said chutzpah can help not just his colleagues at the Capitol, but all Americans, build better lives for themselves.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
The ball whistling just past the post seemed almost incidental to those admiring his chutzpah.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Berger’s multiyear column possesses a sustained inner chutzpah that will be especially noticeable to anyone who has written professionally and consistently about art for any significant length of time.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chutzpah
Noun
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Our study also identified other risks, including low blood pressure, sleep problems, headaches, formation of kidney stones, and gall bladder disease and diseases associated with the bile ducts.—
Ziyad Al-Aly,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2025
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Coordinators have rarely had the gall to try to run it in those spots, but the Lions did and scored.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
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Neuropathy is a debilitating type of pain caused by injury or damage to nerves.—
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Connecting with others who have MS has proved 'really cathartic' Scout assists with Blair’s balance and eases her nerves about being in public.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Annie Downing Interiors Annie Downing Interiors combined Taj Mahal quartzite, concrete and brass Tabarka tile by Ann Sacks, and Urban Electric pendant lighting in this bright, textural kitchen.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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Particularly distinctive is the orchestration, which makes heavy use of winds and brass.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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But what unfolded in the White House on Friday was a striking departure—an unprecedented display of hostility, arrogance, and political theater that raises serious concerns about America's global leadership.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Reportedly, Tulip mastermind Charles Hegel (played with perfect measure of condescending arrogance by Josh Brener) has died in Kenya, and took with him all the necessary passwords needed to access the accounts of his many investors.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Aries is also a Cardinal Fire sign, known for its audacity and desire to initiate new things, even if that means ruffling a few feathers along the way.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Court could react by smacking down the President’s audacity.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Chutzpah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chutzpah. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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