as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness
a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich
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as in to confront
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke
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Recent Examples of brazen
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Gang violence in Haiti has spiraled in recent years, with attacks becoming more brazen and violent.
—David Culver, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 July 2023
Her almost-brazen demeanor evokes a woman well ahead of her time.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
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Mideast instability has reignited amid brazen attacks on Israel and E.U. vessels by Iran and its proxies, the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Gang violence in Haiti has spiraled in recent years, with attacks becoming more brazen and violent.
—David Culver, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Authorities warned that a suspect brazen enough to open fire on law enforcement officers and kill a hostage in their presence — allegations made by authorities investigating the violence in April — could be very dangerous.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 July 2023
Her almost-brazen demeanor evokes a woman well ahead of her time.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen
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This length was all added ahead of the windshield, giving the Vanquish the bold proportions of a proper dream car.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Upcoming event: Join business's brightest minds and boldest leaders at the Fortune Global Forum, convening November 11 and 12 in New York City.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet, none of these policies ever fully confronted the structural roots of poverty and economic disparities among African-American men.Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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From Election Day to Inauguration Day, America will confront a treacherous 76 days in transferring power from President Biden to his successor — putting new stress on the political parties, the legal system and the culture.Mike Allen, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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Blackwood faced New Jersey once last season, on Feb. 27 at SAP Center, but an injury forced him to leave the game after just 17 minutes.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Chargers don’t let their guard down Chargers face Titans with another chance to bury the past Wednesdays normally include a visit to the weight room for a workout with Ben Herbert, the Chargers’ director of player performance.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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No one’s ever asked the kids up in the Grading The Week offices to help them with their taxes, but those wise apples sure know how to work a calculator.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Educating employees—especially those in finance roles—about the risks of fraudulent invoices and how to verify payment requests would be wise for organizations to prioritize in light of novel cyberattacks like this.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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On that afternoon in May, protesters in many cities across Europe braved wet weather.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Not all roads will close, however, and travelers who want to brave the wintry conditions can drive into the park between the North entrance in Gardiner, Montana, and the Northeast entrance in Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
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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
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Bullock’s John Hotham is forced to manage an uprising of rogue military personal and armed insurgents on a semi-fictional January 6, 2025 that makes the real-life January 6, 2021 seem like insolent child’s play.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 June 2024
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The movie is inspired by the audacious true story of the American government’s plot to steal a Soviet spacecraft during a 1959 exposition in Mexico City.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps their most audacious collaboration yet, 144 Vanderbilt’s textured pink exterior commands attention at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and its namesake street in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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