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
Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2025
Current and former Justice Department officials view those claims as merely an excuse to justify the brazen politicization of the department under Mr. Trump and his team.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
White nationalist groups in Ohio have recently grown increasingly brazen in expressing hateful rhetoric and racist ideologies.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Bouchard’s uneven season might be enough to scare away some NHL teams, but not all; the brazen work by the St. Louis Blues has worked out well for the team’s general manager (Doug Armstrong).
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
First, Trump is more brazen than anyone since FDR in exerting presidential muscle.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2025
Current and former Justice Department officials view those claims as merely an excuse to justify the brazen politicization of the department under Mr. Trump and his team.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
White nationalist groups in Ohio have recently grown increasingly brazen in expressing hateful rhetoric and racist ideologies.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Bouchard’s uneven season might be enough to scare away some NHL teams, but not all; the brazen work by the St. Louis Blues has worked out well for the team’s general manager (Doug Armstrong).
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen
Adjective
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What began as a frustration with fashion’s one-size-fits-all approach evolved into a bold venture that challenged the norms of an industry saturated with sameness.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Check below for the full list of winners (in bold).—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In fact, Maron used almost everything in his life to confront this loss.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Keating, 72, quickly interrupted McBride to confront Self, insisting that the chairman repeat his introduction of their colleague.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2024
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In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.—
Edward P. Joseph,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Dec. 2016
Verb
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What ordinance says Violators face misdemeanor civil and criminal penalties.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of Games for Change Anima plans to release Take Us North in late 2026 or early 2027, at which point the circumstances migrants face could be even more stark than the ones they’re confronted with now.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Camino is wise; its lessons come slowly, mile by mile, day by day.—
Daniela Diaz,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2025
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Even if the snow continuously falls, removing it before more than four inches accumulates is wise, as large amounts of snow are significantly more difficult to remove.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Over seven months since declaring a strike against all video game companies signed to the Interactive Media Agreement, SAG-AFTRA video game performers braved the L.A. rain for their first picket of the year on Wednesday.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Scores of people, many toting homemade signs, braved the briskly cold weather Saturday afternoon to gather at the Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center to protest the loss of park employees.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Parthenope is inscrutable yet expressive, insolent yet heroic, magnetic yet unattainable, loving yet selfish.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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The officers weren't rude, angry, or insolent — as required of a battery conviction — and used their training and legal authority to do their jobs.—
Ryan Murphy,
The Indianapolis Star,
2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Of course, White acknowledged, he’s got a lot on the line; the Snow League is his brainchild, his audacious vision for the future of winter sports competition.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to create a national stockpile of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, an audacious idea that has been widely criticized as a scheme to enrich crypto investors.—
David Yaffe-Bellany,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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