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
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The film’s ever-so-slightly absurd sincerity is nothing if not brazen.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
For its part, Moscow saw America’s use of soft power as brazen political interference—even a threat to its rule.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning for the first time since the brazen heist of France's crown jewels.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden’s pre-emptive pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, was among the most brazen examples ever of a president putting family loyalty above presidential duty.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The film’s ever-so-slightly absurd sincerity is nothing if not brazen.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
For its part, Moscow saw America’s use of soft power as brazen political interference—even a threat to its rule.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning for the first time since the brazen heist of France's crown jewels.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen
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
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For four weeks, Haddish travels with her longtime best friends Selena Martin, Shermona Long, and Sparkle Clark to have a good time, of course, but to also do some bonding, confront some truths, and do some healing.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Why would any politician in his or her right mind wish to confront an informed citizenry capable of breaking down the campaign speeches into their subsets of supporting lies?—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Fortunately, Snow White’s newfound enlightenment does not deny her the possibility of romance, although princes are now strictly off-limits; her love interest here is a fetchingly impudent bandit, Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is leading a scrappy rebellion against the Evil Queen.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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At home, Takaichi faces her own challenges.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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The president and his party have faced three corruption scandals this year, while Argentina’s slowing economy and frustration with high unemployment rates helped push Milei’s approval to the lowest level of his term ahead of the vote.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With them, outrage becomes fuel for sustained, wise action.—
Marc Brackett,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hubert will play a wise woman who meets Hilary (Coco Jones) and becomes instrumental to the Banks family.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But for now, the best view from Turn 1 costs only the extra price of showing up early and braving the midday Texas sun.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Producing enough profits to justify that giant market cap would require Musk to set a journey of fast-expanding profitability and breakneck growth, and investors along for the ride would be braving a chamber of horrors.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Beautiful, not perfect; Alex can be rude, insolent, and subject to wild emotional swings and failures of decorum and logic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The movie’s startling originality is in its spirit, its insolent ironies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
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Thirty years after opening the Middle East’s first modern shopping mall, Majid Al Futtaim is marking the milestone with its most audacious concept yet.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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For Andrews, leadership begins where technology ends, in the courage to be audacious, curious, and authentic.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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