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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
Frow is never shy of a challenge, however, and has the chutzpah to back himself for a bigger role.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Few medieval women had the chutzpah to petition a court for past dues, much less the pope’s.
—Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
The decision to limit the groovy Thundercat riff that opens this to a skit is a crazy flex, and the lyrics that follow only up the chutzpah.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s only one word for it: chutzpah, an extreme level of audacity, gall or nerve.
—Steve Bousquet, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Few medieval women had the chutzpah to petition a court for past dues, much less the pope’s.
—Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
The decision to limit the groovy Thundercat riff that opens this to a skit is a crazy flex, and the lyrics that follow only up the chutzpah.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s only one word for it: chutzpah, an extreme level of audacity, gall or nerve.
—Steve Bousquet, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chutzpah
Noun
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Ignoring the reason Fernandes Anderson won’t be back to join her former colleagues made for some moments of head-smacking irony and sheer gall.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Queen, not yet a high school upperclassman, showed some gall.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
Noun
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In that study, a chemical formulation was injected into a paralyzed rat's spine before the nerve tissue was stimulated with electricity.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
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Consider Otto Loewi, the German physiologist who helped prove that nerve signals are transmitted chemically.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Inside, all the tents are decorated in classic campaign style: think trunks, leather furniture, and brass light fixtures.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Traditional teak decks and antiqued brass accents are elegantly juxtaposed with contemporary furniture and lighting.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 July 2025
Noun
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This silliness, the silliness of his arrogance, was actually funny to me.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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On the dark side, however, Mercury in Leo can spark moments of arrogance and stubbornness.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The shock, the horror, the unbelievable audacity of it.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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His crime: the audacity to ask a question about the coldly brutal arrests of his constituents and the unprecedented military invasion of Los Angeles.—
Julie Gonzales,
Denver Post,
16 June 2025
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“Chutzpah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chutzpah. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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