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displaying or marked by rude boldness
a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first
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Recent Examples of brassy
There were brassier accents as well, and the melody felt more intricate.
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Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
The Platinum mask is best for neutralizing brassy tones in blonde hair, while the rose-gold iteration warms up light hair with pink and golden tones.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
Gaga’s brassy belt brings out one of the album’s most passionate vocals from Bennett, who even lets out a spontaneous laugh toward the end of the song.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Usually, those scenes focus on Bridget Everett’s Sam, whose brassy voice can punch a hole into any heart.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
The Platinum mask is best for neutralizing brassy tones in blonde hair, while the rose-gold iteration warms up light hair with pink and golden tones.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
Gaga’s brassy belt brings out one of the album’s most passionate vocals from Bennett, who even lets out a spontaneous laugh toward the end of the song.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Usually, those scenes focus on Bridget Everett’s Sam, whose brassy voice can punch a hole into any heart.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brassy
Adjective
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Her makeup included bold brows and a smokey eye with a glossy lip.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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Other rooms feature bold patterns and a mixture of textures.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Plunkett is not the first critic to trouble the popular conception of Frost as a wise woodsman dispensing comfort and inspiration.—
Maggie Doherty,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The decision to put Kreider in over Kyle Connor, who has 30 goals this year, did not end up looking like a wise one.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sassy Southern belle was known for her fashion, knack for art history and on-and-off relationship (but eventually very on) with Dwayne Wayne.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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One of the liveliest genre examples is director Raine Allen-Miller’s sassy London-set, day-long rom-com that doesn’t waste one nano-second of its flinty 82-minute running time.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Now identified and charged in the brazen fatal shooting of a health care executive, his influence has persisted, even from behind bars.—
Hurubie Meko,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bouchard’s uneven season might be enough to scare away some NHL teams, but not all; the brazen work by the St. Louis Blues has worked out well for the team’s general manager (Doug Armstrong).—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This season delivered a unique contrast, blending nostalgia with modernity in a way that felt both familiar and fresh.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Danny Ike’s wine list is exciting and fresh, complementing the bright meze platter or raw seafood and the rich flavors of a gamebird mixed grill draped in a mushroom jus.—
Kayleigh Ruller,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The former is a saucy reparto and the latter, has more pop elements laced with the Cuban-urban genre.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Feb. 2025
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Flavor variations like Classic Buffalo, Hot Honey, Garlic Parmesan, and Honey Mustard are saucy, tangy, and finger-licking good.—
Ivy Odom,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Kieran Culkin’s good at being cocky and irreverent, and both of those characters have that.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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The cocky decision will have unnerving ramifications.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Anthony Edwards has garnered a reputation for being among the more brash athletes in professional sports, which was further stamped by footage of the NBA star trash-talking Barack Obama at the 2024 Summer Olympics.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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President Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is the congenial dealmaker for the very brash dealmaker-in-chief.—
Axios,
Axios,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Brassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brassy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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