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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
Jacques Audiard’s audacious but controversial musical Emilia Pérez, released by Netflix, saw its Oscar chances plummet after it was revealed that one of its stars, Karla Sofía Gascón, had a history of making racist remarks on social media.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Terra Bikes View 5 Images Another unearthed gem from Indiegogo comes in the form of Terra Bikes’ audacious electric scrambler.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
Related article Three men on trial over $6 million gold toilet stolen in ‘audacious raid’
Estele and his wife hope to build a new house with their half of the money, Debuisson said.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Rudolph’s approach to the novel is audacious and his direction both utterly distinctive and appropriate to the freewheeling material of the book.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Terra Bikes View 5 Images Another unearthed gem from Indiegogo comes in the form of Terra Bikes’ audacious electric scrambler.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
Related article Three men on trial over $6 million gold toilet stolen in ‘audacious raid’
Estele and his wife hope to build a new house with their half of the money, Debuisson said.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Rudolph’s approach to the novel is audacious and his direction both utterly distinctive and appropriate to the freewheeling material of the book.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audacious
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Picture high-collar zip-ups, bold color-blocking, and contrast piping for maximum throwback appeal.—
Victoria Montalti,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Her bold and theatrical designs have also been a hit with musicians in particular.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Her courageous work in eastern Ukraine stands in direct contrast to Trump and Putin, who heap praise on each other and ignore the devastation to Ukraine, an ignorance that not even death and injury to women and children can penetrate.—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The book’s premise revolves around Zachary, a courageous eight-year-old diagnosed with a terminal pediatric cancer, who has an enlightening dream where God approaches him with a mission.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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In Shanghai, China, at No. 8, thousands of years of food history have been perfected in today’s adventurous culinary scene.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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One cat’s adventurous life forced some of the city’s top officials, including the police chief and several running for office in next month’s elections, to leave City Hall and talk solutions Wednesday on the streets where Carrot once roamed.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Here, Forbes Coaches Council members share wise strategies for tactfully and strategically highlighting your contributions at work.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Speaking of family, Nivola’s parents gave him some wise advice.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
16 Mar. 2025
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She was arrested and charged with assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment in the first degree on March 12.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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In January a Bronx jury found Officer Kenneth Hood, 38, guilty of reckless endangerment and official misconduct for the incident in the George R. Vierno Center on Nov. 27, 2019, which left 18-year-old Nicholas Feliciano paralyzed.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Driving the news: None have been as daring as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has rankled the Democratic base by hosting a trio of hardline MAGA voices for the first three episodes of his new podcast.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine's daring incursion last August led to the first occupation of Russian soil by foreign troops since World War II and embarrassed the Kremlin.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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As a result of this brazen detention, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism noncitizen students have been advised to stop covering sensitive issues like Gaza, Ukraine and their own former classmate’s case, while scrubbing social media of this new wrongthink.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The fight among anti-Trumpers of all stripes has faded in recent days as Trump’s brazen conquest of the spending system was looking increasingly inevitable.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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LaBruce’s idiosyncrasy is connected to the fearless audacity of his brave, tragic inspiration, Pasolini.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Mar. 2025
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This industry is wild, man, with brave human beings who can look at something for its wholeness and take the crookeds with the straights, to quote August Wilson.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Audacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audacious. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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