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
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.
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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
Its most bravura trick is rooted less in a display of mastery than one of vulnerability.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 June 2023
With all due respect to the bravura world-creation of Wakanda, what is likely Carter’s single most effective achievement is so simple and casual as to seem to have come straight from a uniform-supply warehouse.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
But at least Bay gave the viewers plenty of nonpareil CGI carnage to chew on, as with a bravura third act that tears through Chicago skyscrapers like sand castles, bouncing from one colossal set piece to the next.
—Nick Allen, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
No matter how bravura the substance of his disquisitions, this act, predictably, grew tiresome.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
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
Its most bravura trick is rooted less in a display of mastery than one of vulnerability.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 June 2023
With all due respect to the bravura world-creation of Wakanda, what is likely Carter’s single most effective achievement is so simple and casual as to seem to have come straight from a uniform-supply warehouse.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
But at least Bay gave the viewers plenty of nonpareil CGI carnage to chew on, as with a bravura third act that tears through Chicago skyscrapers like sand castles, bouncing from one colossal set piece to the next.
—Nick Allen, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
No matter how bravura the substance of his disquisitions, this act, predictably, grew tiresome.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravura
Adjective
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Her 36-piece against Duke earlier this month was masterful.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Although his counting stats faded in 2024, Sims was still masterful at limiting weak contact with his sweeper-heavy repertoire.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Several Reddit users shared their own similar experiences of having their artistic efforts mistaken for AI.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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As artwork appreciates over time, proper planning becomes essential to preserve both artistic legacies and financial assets.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His non-fiction book The Onion Field, published in 1973, would stand as, arguably, his literary masterpiece, a skillful telling of the true tale of a 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers and the brutal murder of one of them.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman tamped down all of his gritty charm to embody a squirrely surveillance expert, again showcasing a skillful adaptability early in his career.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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McGrath has been given full access to the Louis Vuitton archive, which includes vanity cases to transport delicate perfumes and cosmetics from 1854, and a range of powder compacts, brushes and mirrors seen in the 1920s.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Aussie style is typically bone-dry with rapier-sharp acidity, chalk-dust texture, and delicate citrus and floral flavors.—
Christina Pickard,
Bon Appétit,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Bravura.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravura. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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