as in gall
shameless boldness
she had the temerity to ask me if she could borrow some money even though she never repaid the last loan
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Recent Examples of temerity
Google, Facebook and other technology giants of today are being attacked by Lee for having had the temerity to discover an advertising future that few saw.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The idea was supported by nearly all the members of the World Health Assembly, but Beijing decided to punish Canberra for its temerity.
—Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2021
Moyers had his enemies for having the temerity to criticize Ronald Reagan.
—Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Chuck Schumer wore a sense of betrayal on his face when Kristen Welker of NBC News had the temerity to confront him with his own remarks.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The idea was supported by nearly all the members of the World Health Assembly, but Beijing decided to punish Canberra for its temerity.
—Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2021
Moyers had his enemies for having the temerity to criticize Ronald Reagan.
—Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Chuck Schumer wore a sense of betrayal on his face when Kristen Welker of NBC News had the temerity to confront him with his own remarks.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temerity
Noun
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People were essentially imprisoned in their homes, yet Newsom had the gall to dine mask-free at French Laundry with lobbyists.—
Houman Hemmati,
Oc Register,
20 July 2025
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And for all this some institutions have the gall to charge undergraduates upwards of $100,000 a year!—
Adrian Wooldridge,
Twin Cities,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Medrano, according to the suit, went to a doctor after her arrest and was diagnosed with a nerve compression injury in her left wrist and thumb because of the zip ties.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The speech, seen as a rebuke of the steroid era, struck a nerve because Sandberg was never a big talker.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Noun
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When envisioning an effective leader, many people imagine a larger-than-life figure who commands attention through sheer charisma and audacity.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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This, mind you, at a time when Black men were killed for talking to White women, killed for looking at White women, killed for having the audacity to just coexist with White women.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The sweeping track was inspired in part by Rebecca Solnit’s 2014 collection Men Explain Things to Me, with the titular essay providing a scathing look at male arrogance and how conversations between men and women go awry.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
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But nothing in his tenure captures all at once the sense of arrogance, tone-deafness to the concerns of Floridians and obsession with keeping secrets.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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“Temerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temerity. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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