as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
a cheeky comment about something that was none of her business
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Recent Examples of cheeky
The fractured relationship with her family represents an all-too-real generational divide for many children of immigrants through a heartfelt, yet cheeky portrayal by Shawkat.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2025
The Fart Pedal does exactly what its name implies, converting each note played on a guitar into, well, a very cheeky range of semi-musical sounds.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
As snow blankets much of the United States in a rare winter storm that's impacting much of the country, plows and salt trucks with cheeky names are gearing up to pick up the mess from Massachusetts to Nebraska, Arlington, Va. to Wichita, Kan.
Call it a winter craze sweeping the nation.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Dame Judi Dench opened up about the difficulties her deteriorating eyesight has caused — as well as a few cheeky positives — during a recent interview on the Fearless podcast.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2025
The Fart Pedal does exactly what its name implies, converting each note played on a guitar into, well, a very cheeky range of semi-musical sounds.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
As snow blankets much of the United States in a rare winter storm that's impacting much of the country, plows and salt trucks with cheeky names are gearing up to pick up the mess from Massachusetts to Nebraska, Arlington, Va. to Wichita, Kan.
Call it a winter craze sweeping the nation.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Dame Judi Dench opened up about the difficulties her deteriorating eyesight has caused — as well as a few cheeky positives — during a recent interview on the Fearless podcast.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeky
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Fun fact: People born in the Year of the Snake are said to be wise, observant and resourceful, but can also be possessive, cautious and secretive, per the Chinese Language Institute.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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More importantly, cheaper trims will arrive later in 2025, which is wise, because the Launch Edition's tall ask of $71,995 almost doubles the starting sticker of an Equinox EV, seriously eclipses either a Model Y, EV6, or Ioniq 5, and also somehow costs more than a Polestar 3 or even a Lucid Air.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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Poppy Red 17-1664: Swift is often associated with this exuberant and celebratory red, which is a notch bolder than the color in her beau Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs uniform.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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More untamed than the mob-wife coat, which leans more glamorous in a 1980s way, the yeti coat piles on the fuzz, often comes in bold colors, and essentially steals focus from whatever the wearer has on underneath.—
Rosana Lai,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2025
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As for Winnie herself, Anagnos described her as the sweetest, sassiest toddler there is.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Room Essentials 7-Ounce Plum Glass ‘Sassy’ Candle Bring out your sassy side with this 7-ounce glass candle.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy are getting saucy with their Thanksgiving celebrations!—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
29 Nov. 2024
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Served alongside a stack of still-warm corn tortillas, these tender meatballs were saucy, nutty, earthy, sweet, and unlike any meatball my palate had been lucky enough to experience before.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
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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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The fresh and frozen sausage link items were produced on January 23, 2025, and distributed to distributors, restaurants, and retail locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The animated pic is 77% fresh with Rotten Tomatoes critics.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2025
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But the brazen attack on four people sleeping last Thursday morning unnerved him.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The movie may be a bit cavalier in its expert execution and pulpy plot twists, but Unsane’s brazen disreputability ends up being a feature, not a bug.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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The cocky decision will have unnerving ramifications.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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But get used to me — black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Cheeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeky. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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