in-your-face
adjective
: characterized by or expressive of bold and often defiant aggressiveness
in-your-face basketball
also
: aggressively intrusive
in-your-face advertising
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an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off
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The women try sketchy cash-advance loans and then giving blood, which turns into a messy set piece, executed with as much in-your-face fluid as gross-out classics like There’s Something About Mary or Monty Python’s Mr. Creosote sketch.
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Fred Topel, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Berg’s series pushes the limits of violence and cruelty, but his rugged, in-your-face style succeeds in keeping you on edge and spares no one.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
The songs are all so diverse and in-your-face honest.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
Raucous live shows, led by Lunny’s in-your-face performance style, have led to the band touring for the better part of 2024, including stints in the U.S. and festival slots at Glastonbury and Iceland Airwaves.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Fred Topel, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Berg’s series pushes the limits of violence and cruelty, but his rugged, in-your-face style succeeds in keeping you on edge and spares no one.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
The songs are all so diverse and in-your-face honest.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
Raucous live shows, led by Lunny’s in-your-face performance style, have led to the band touring for the better part of 2024, including stints in the U.S. and festival slots at Glastonbury and Iceland Airwaves.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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