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as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness
with an audacious disregard for innocent bystanders, rival gang members opened fire
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as in courageous
foolishly adventurous or bold
an audacious effort to start her own business with no real plan or funding
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as in adventurous
inclined or willing to take risks
audacious adventurers risking everything they had for a shot at glory
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Recent Examples of audacious
An actually funny Joker movie outclassed Joaquin Phoenix’s miserable one, and the biggest theater story of the year was an audacious, bawdy farce from a crazed comic genius.
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Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
El Salvador’s audacious decision in 2021 to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender and establish a national Bitcoin reserve ignited a global debate on the future of reserve assets.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
And then there’s Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical that perfectly complements its genre-bending storyline with audacious mixes and impressive vocals.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
In some cases, either the algorithms or the strategic focus on boosting controversy provides the most audacious claims with a lifeline.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
El Salvador’s audacious decision in 2021 to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender and establish a national Bitcoin reserve ignited a global debate on the future of reserve assets.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
And then there’s Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical that perfectly complements its genre-bending storyline with audacious mixes and impressive vocals.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
In some cases, either the algorithms or the strategic focus on boosting controversy provides the most audacious claims with a lifeline.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audacious
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Breathing new life into a space that struggled to find its footing in the past, Chef Cabrera has brought a bold new vision to the table, blending Napa’s storied food scene with refreshing coastal flavors that undeniably deserve recognition in the culinary world.Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Bloomberg/Getty Images The Biden administration announced a bold and controversial new export control scheme today, designed to prevent the advanced chips and artificial intelligence models themselves from ending up in the hands of adversaries such as China.Will Knight, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Zeman’s documentary chronicles the courageous efforts to save them, first from starvation, then via transport to new homes.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Democratic budget was moved from the House to the Senate, which allowed four courageous Democratic senators who recognized the historic moment for structural budgetary changes.Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kylie Kangaroo Kylie is an adventurous kangaroo from Australia.Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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At such a young age, there is still massive scope for Reis to improve; from bulking up and becoming sturdier in the shoulder-to-shoulder duels to rediscovering his adventurous distribution at the highest level of the game.Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Find someone who can be a sounding board and wise adviser with high mutual trust.Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Bowman is likely to add at the deadline, but giving Philp a shot in January and February would be wise.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Wild didn’t like seeing Spurgeon, a top defenseman, knocked out of their lineup for a number of weeks by a reckless play from a rookie who had previously been suspended nine times in juniors and twice in the AHL.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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He was arrested without incident and faces charges of two counts of risk of injury to a minor, breach of peace, assault and reckless endangerment.Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Quick aside: Notre Dame with its gaudy, preposterously shiny gold helmets forfeited the OB’s Best Headgear trophy to Penn State’s plain white helmets, the most daring flair of understatement since Andy Warhol painted a tomato soup can and called it art.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Judy Reyes stars as a nurse whose daughter dies at the age of five, only to be brought back to life by a morgue technician (an unforgettable Marin Ireland) who has been experimenting with a daring new process.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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High-profile mass shootings at the Crown Center shopping center and the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally at Union Station heralded a violent start to the year for Kansas City in 2024, shocking the public with their brazen nature and widespread impact.Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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The big picture: UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty spoke at length Thursday about the brazen public shooting of Brian Thompson — who led the UnitedHealthcare division — and the company's role in the industry.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Franklin was not only a political thinker but a scientist and a brave advocate of smallpox inoculation.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The streets here are steep, as in San Francisco-steep—so precipitous that brave locals (or crazy, some might say) hurtle down them in homemade bobsleds every January.Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Audacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audacious. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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