as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness
a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first
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Recent Examples of brassy
These days, Christmas movies, broadly and charitably defined, seem to be synonymous with the brassy, hokey, sickly sweet sort of fare that has a permanent home on the Hallmark Channel and is in perpetual rotation on Netflix.
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The track, featuring Roco Pachukote (the Maldita Vecindad frontman), pulses with jubilant rhythms and sharp brassy flourishes, paying tribute to Mayan elder Tata Pedro Cruz and his peaceful pilgrimage for world unity.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
Reid first stood out as the 15-year-old lead singer in Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, the brassy English band that served as a launching pad for a solo career that began when he just 16.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The brassy backing vocals and gospel choirs that have long defined the 2020 Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year's sound are present.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 May 2025
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The track, featuring Roco Pachukote (the Maldita Vecindad frontman), pulses with jubilant rhythms and sharp brassy flourishes, paying tribute to Mayan elder Tata Pedro Cruz and his peaceful pilgrimage for world unity.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
Reid first stood out as the 15-year-old lead singer in Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, the brassy English band that served as a launching pad for a solo career that began when he just 16.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The brassy backing vocals and gospel choirs that have long defined the 2020 Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year's sound are present.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brassy
Adjective
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Add to this Senne Lammens, who has brought calm to a previously chaotic goalkeeping situation, and INEOS’ bold approach to the summer window is starting to pay off.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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From there, Anderson grounded the bold hosiery with understated brown leather pumps.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Kizzi’s fate, drama-wise, is not in butting heads with people in her team, but in boatmance.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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Also, color-wise, this phone doesn’t give you many possibilities.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Goonies is one of the classic 1980s movies that has endured over the decades and even grown in stature as subsequent generations discovered its sassy but innocent appeal.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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My sweet sparkly sassy silly sunshine girl!—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The footage, obtained by French broadcaster BFMTV, purportedly shows what has been called one of the most brazen art thefts in recent memory.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Urgent search for thieves behind brazen jewelry heist at the LouvreOfficials said the gang struck shortly after opening on Sunday and took just minutes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Loloi Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines Area Rug Looking for a low-lift way to make a space feel fresh for fall?—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The hoisin sauce adds glossy sweetness and umami depth, while fresh ginger brightens things up.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Taco Bell fan-favorite crispy chicken items are making a comeback but with a saucy new twist.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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For some of you, this surprise might be a saucy flirtation.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t come on too hard or cocky; give practical reasons that showcase how your experience will benefit the company.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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But their terrific new Some Like It Hot is even cockier, steamier, more insistent — one of the year’s kickiest indie-rock thrillers.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Urgent percussion, brash guitars and Wetzel’s commanding vocal meld mightily on this new track.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
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But his subtle brush-off of Collins is a sign of the cocky and brash kid already beginning to emerge — the same one who could cut down people down to size on his way to redefining himself and jolting both the New York folk scene and the world of pop at large.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Brassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brassy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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