bold-faced
adjective
1
: bold in manner or conduct : impudent
2
usually boldfaced
: being or set in boldface
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the child proceeded to tell a bold-faced lie despite the evidence right in front of us
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
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The bold-faced twists are entertainingly ludicrous, the dialogue crackles and there’s enough unspoken anxiety and resignation in Kudrow and Romano’s performance to keep everything grounded.
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Their popularity was first helped by bold-faced names such as The Who’s Pete Townshend trendsetting them onto the catwalks.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
The bold-faced names backing the business was icing on the cake for Hunza.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The bold-faced twists are entertainingly ludicrous, the dialogue crackles and there’s enough unspoken anxiety and resignation in Kudrow and Romano’s performance to keep everything grounded.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Their popularity was first helped by bold-faced names such as The Who’s Pete Townshend trendsetting them onto the catwalks.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Bold-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bold-faced. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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