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Adjective
Lurie was able to tap into voter disillusionment over brazen retail theft, crime, open-air drug dens, and homeless encampments that made residents fearful and businesses flee. Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024 There’s a new audience for a case where brazen rhetoric by billionaire parties has become commonplace. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2024 The 26-year-old was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon (loaded firearm), possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon (firearm silencer) in the brazen Dec. 4 shooting death of Brian Thompson. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024 The seismic event — a brazen act of evil on the world’s biggest stage — demanded a big cinematic treatment. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brazen 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen
Adjective
  • Established in 1755, Gautier produces Cognacs known for their bold and fruity flavors.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The empowering anthem is bold and blunt and needs to be a morning affirmation for Black women everywhere.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In a poignant sequence in the first book, Tara is confronted, each morning, with having to explain to Thomas what has happened, and what will occur again.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Where to watch:Disney+, video on demand 6. 'Civil War' With his riveting cautionary tale, director Alex Garland takes our current political and cultural divide to a disturbing place and makes audiences confront what an actual modern civil war would look like.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.
    Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
  • In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.
    Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016
Verb
  • Payers are focused on reducing costs to boost profitability, often leading to friction with healthcare providers who face increasing administrative burdens and diminishing financial returns.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In extreme cases, companies may face multimillion-dollar settlements due to data privacy violations or failure to meet industry-specific regulations.
    Jody Brazil, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Only 38% of parents consider becoming a content creator to be a wise career choice.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This approach would be wiser than pushing for a package of immediate and flashy short-term concessions that would damage alliances without realigning them meaningfully.
    Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Earlier this week, the actress braved the New York City cold in a timelessly stylish and toasty essential: an oversized cardigan sweater.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • And yes, Native American tribes use cold immersion for their purification ceremonies, while Nordic nations have been braving alternating cold baths and saunas.
    Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The officers weren't rude, angry, or insolent — as required of a battery conviction — and used their training and legal authority to do their jobs.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Her subversive and dominating personality, and sometimes insolent rhetoric in her active X presence set her apart from the likes of other female AI chatbots, such as Siri whose aim is to assist and serve.
    Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is set to lead this initiative with an audacious goal of cutting $2 trillion in federal spending.
    Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Controlling Morocco will complete the audacious Chinese plan: The Strait, with Morocco at its southern end, is only eight miles wide.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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