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displaying or marked by rude boldness
a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first
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Recent Examples of brassy
The nightclub owner was in fact in love with a brassy performer who was the star of his show.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
For any Kentucky Derby spectator at Churchill Downs or at home, the brassy Call to the Post is instantly recognizable—a goosebump-inducing trill that the race is about to begin.
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Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
Here opposites — classy and brassy — are distractions, with odd-couple joking substituting for something more substantial.
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Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
No wallflowers here; the women are brash, brassy, and refreshingly bold.
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Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brassy
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
For any Kentucky Derby spectator at Churchill Downs or at home, the brassy Call to the Post is instantly recognizable—a goosebump-inducing trill that the race is about to begin.
—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
Here opposites — classy and brassy — are distractions, with odd-couple joking substituting for something more substantial.
—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
No wallflowers here; the women are brash, brassy, and refreshingly bold.
—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brassy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brassy
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Below are five bold predictions about what the world of artificial intelligence will look like in the year 2030.
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Pheromone perfume has flooded social media feeds with bold claims about boosting attraction, but the science behind these scented sprays is murkier than the marketing suggests.
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Let curiosity guide cooperation toward a wiser agreement.
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Grantham is either a wise veteran warning investors again or a permanent bear who fails to understand a new financial system.
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In it, teenage best friends, Claire and Hailey (Levesque), discover a sassy mermaid named Aquamarine washed ashore after a storm.
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Orange dream freeze at Your 3rd Spot A little sweet and a little sassy, the orange dream freeze satisfies a hankering for a cocktail and a dessert.
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Many also thought that Red44 was becoming too public, too brazen, too loud, and no one was louder than Nathan Burdette.
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The brazen daylight shooting happened in the city’s most populous borough, Côte-des-Neiges, and ended after a shootout with the suspect, who was also killed.
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In their quest for the best produce, the trio searched around each location for the best butchers and bakeries to acquire fresh meat and bread each day.
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Rework the line, reschedule the plan, or return to an old idea with fresher eyes.
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Martinis would segue to meals of earthy, saucy pastas.
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The fish is seared in the pan, then removed to make way for a saucy saute of onion, garlic, sweet and hot peppers, and tomatoes that is flavored with wine, olives, capers and thyme.
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Sipos as Dean, the life of the party, confident bordering on cocky.
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The city had a thriving poker scene in the early two-thousands, with enormous jackpots exchanging hands in empty warehouses and office parks, and Pughsley quickly earned a reputation for being loud and cocky.
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Casa Jipi Nebbiolo The balance between brash berries and tantalizing smoke makes Casa Jipi’s Nebbiolo deeply drinkable.
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Democrats in Maine, meanwhile, have nominated Graham Platner, a political novice whose grassroots campaign and brash communication style propelled him to a decisive victory over the state’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, who remained on the ballot but suspended her campaign in April.
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“Brassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brassy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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