audacity
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audaciousness, brashness, brass, brassiness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah (also chutzpa), crust, effrontery, face, gall, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, sauce, sauciness, temerity
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Our tolerance for cheaters, liars, and grifters has increased, and audacity is now prized as a much as actual accomplishment. — Oliver Staley, Quartz, "Marathon cheater Rosie Ruiz was an anti-hero ahead of her time," 9 Aug. 2019 How does anyone have the audacity to claim their socks can be worn concern-free for days on end? — Luke Winkie, Vox, "From condemning “white terrorism” to condemning video games: Republican responses to El Paso shooting," 5 Aug. 2019 And after House had the audacity to bring her suit, in 1917 the MRB&PA leader was arrested, convicted of mail fraud and jailed. — Arica L. Coleman, Time, "The House Hearing on Slavery Reparations Is Part of a Long History. Here's What to Know on the Idea's Tireless Early Advocates," 18 June 2019 Lankford and Pratte, then 68, were stunned at Williams’ audacity. — Marshall Allen, ProPublica, "Health Insurers Make It Easy for Scammers to Steal Millions. Who Pays? You.," 19 July 2019 More than that, the players’ audacity coupled with their ability to back it up thrills, divides and fascinates us. — Jerry Brewer, The Denver Post, "Brewer: U.S. women’s soccer team is just one part of a larger wave of female activism," 4 July 2019 More than that, the players' audacity coupled with their ability to back it up thrills, divides and fascinates us. — chicagotribune.com, "The U.S. soccer team is just one part of a larger wave of female activism," 3 July 2019 The same audacity that prompted Peter Blake to run for Laguna Beach City Council last year inspired him to open an art gallery 25 years ago — with no money, no credit and no experience in the art world. — Faith E. Pinho, latimes.com, "‘A dose of naive and maybe an overdose of confidence’: Peter Blake Gallery celebrates 25 years in Laguna Beach," 29 June 2019 Those experiences led to her love of micro-seasonal ingredients and the refreshing audacity to open a seafood restaurant, Contramar, in Mexico City 20 years ago, when virtually none existed. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "Best cookbook: Gabriela Camara’s “My Mexico City Kitchen”," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'audacity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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