as in gall
shameless boldness
the little squirt had the effrontery to deny eating any cookies, even with the crumbs still on his lips
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Recent Examples of effrontery
Miller, putting a spin of effrontery on every line, is the perfect actor to play this corkscrew superhero.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 June 2023
Gary’s run-in with Lucille Ball; his TV-interview effrontery with Art Linkletter; Alana’s encounter with William Holden (Sean Penn), Sam Peckinpah (Tom Waits) figures; her defiant trick on Jon Peters (Bradley Cooper) and brief venture into political work (Benny Safdie as a local pol).
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Jan. 2022
With United out of the Champions League this season, Veronique no doubt wanted extra financial compensation for the effrontery of her client not playing top-level European football (even if Juve barely get past the group stage in the competition these days).
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
About the Soviet of Deputies’ effrontery.
—Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 13 Oct. 2021
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 June 2023
Gary’s run-in with Lucille Ball; his TV-interview effrontery with Art Linkletter; Alana’s encounter with William Holden (Sean Penn), Sam Peckinpah (Tom Waits) figures; her defiant trick on Jon Peters (Bradley Cooper) and brief venture into political work (Benny Safdie as a local pol).
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Jan. 2022
With United out of the Champions League this season, Veronique no doubt wanted extra financial compensation for the effrontery of her client not playing top-level European football (even if Juve barely get past the group stage in the competition these days).
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
About the Soviet of Deputies’ effrontery.
—Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 13 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effrontery
Noun
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Chris Rock got a hand (and a gall bladder) from one of his old Saturday Night Live castmates this week.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Dec. 2024
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And Big Government had the gall to charge me $35 to get in?Peter Rubin, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2024
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Dancing also promotes the release of endorphins, chemicals that help promote feel-good neurotransmitters (chemicals that allow nerves to communicate) and reduce unpleasant emotions.1 8.Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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The incident hit a nerve in the city where there has been growing public anger over police violence, including an incident where an off-duty policeman killed a man for allegedly stealing soap from a market, Reuters reported.Abel Alvarado, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some are even actually using their lunch breaks (the audacity!).B.D. Dalton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Thriller’s audacity, quality, and universal appeal revealed the height of Jones’ powers.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The simple truth is that the DOJ is always on the warpath against businesses possessing the temerity to not just meet the needs of consumers, but lead them.John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Times was especially agitated that the boys’ fathers had had the temerity to go to federal court over this.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Effrontery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effrontery. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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