as in virtuoso
accomplished with trained ability
a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet
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Recent Examples of bravura
But the bravura camera movements and visual excess would be meaningless, Billeter said, if it’s not modulated with more straightforward camerawork that gets at character interiority.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
The film’s most bravura sequence sees Nate holding up a gas station while Polly looks on, horrified, when another customer whips out a gun.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025
The first corrida in the film condenses its many segments into a bravura sequence of a dozen minutes: both an overview of the usual order of business and a selection of prime moments from a theatre of death.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
His movies are deeply political, but also poetic and personal, eschewing traditional storytelling for an expressionistic approach marked by bravura stylistics, inner turmoil and the occasional musical number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
His bravura side is still firmly in place, yet it is buoyed now by a growing sophistication.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Thus enfranchised, Hackman took on Richard Harris’ elegant killer English Bob with gusto, mixing in a bravura oratorical gavotte with ample kicks to the ribs, and summoning the Best Supporting Actor trophy.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
In this balance lies the bravura, idiosyncratic source of Murakami’s popularity.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Sanders, on the other hand — in the most outrageously, satisfyingly bravura role of his career — doubles down on the stereotype.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
The film’s most bravura sequence sees Nate holding up a gas station while Polly looks on, horrified, when another customer whips out a gun.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025
The first corrida in the film condenses its many segments into a bravura sequence of a dozen minutes: both an overview of the usual order of business and a selection of prime moments from a theatre of death.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
His movies are deeply political, but also poetic and personal, eschewing traditional storytelling for an expressionistic approach marked by bravura stylistics, inner turmoil and the occasional musical number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
His bravura side is still firmly in place, yet it is buoyed now by a growing sophistication.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Thus enfranchised, Hackman took on Richard Harris’ elegant killer English Bob with gusto, mixing in a bravura oratorical gavotte with ample kicks to the ribs, and summoning the Best Supporting Actor trophy.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
In this balance lies the bravura, idiosyncratic source of Murakami’s popularity.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Sanders, on the other hand — in the most outrageously, satisfyingly bravura role of his career — doubles down on the stereotype.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravura
Adjective
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Yet this infectious look into the masterful brain of the single mom and former police department cleaning woman — who earned her job as an LAPD crime consultant — propelled the freshman series into one of broadcast TV's few bright spots.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Whether this is a real departure or a masterful storyline, the wrestling world is now buzzing.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The digital space allowed global buyers to experience artistic narratives before the building’s completion, offering a preview of the beautiful lifestyle awaiting them in Miami.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The choir's artistic director, Ralf Schmitt, says the band's surviving members and the Mercury Phoenix Trust gave their blessing.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The more success rolled, the more damage done, the more skillful the hack and so on.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Powell, skillful at opaque Fed-speak, nonetheless signaled a simulative change is likely.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Speaking to the media is one of the more delicate requirements of the position.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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While the Great Lakes may seem to offer an endless supply of water, the balance is actually quite delicate.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Bravura.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravura. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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