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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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
But there was one bold-faced name notably missing from the glittering new Opera House: sitting President Richard Nixon.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
At its height in the 1960s, the resort town was a magnet for bold-faced names: The Agnellis owned a waterfront mansion here, and Sophia Loren was a fixture during the summer.
—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
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“Bold-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bold-faced. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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