brass
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4 singular or plural in construction
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Synonyms: Noun
audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brassiness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah (also chutzpa), crust, effrontery, face, gall, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, sauce, sauciness, temerity
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a candlestick made of brass The whole orchestra—the strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass—began to play. The brasses began to play. polishing the brass and the silver
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The accessories, beloved by Katie Holmes and beau Jamie Foxx, are all handmade from brass and steel, with the exception of his coin pieces (the vintage coins are sourced abroad from Europe and the Middle East). — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "Jamie Foxx Got Katie Holmes Hooked on This Unisex Jewelry Brand," 21 Nov. 2018 His attempt to draw a connection between the cases was met with indifference from department brass, Shelby said. — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, "Why did it take so long to arrest the Golden State Killer suspect? Interagency rivalries, old technology, errors and bad luck," 25 May 2018 Last year, Johnson got a phone call from the Houston Rodeo brass. — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, "Cody Johnson: The Best Country Singer You Haven't Heard Yet," 19 Mar. 2018 Combating these threats will require a broader understanding of national security, one that includes business and nonprofit leaders as well as military brass. — Elisabeth Braw, WSJ, "Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Military-Industrial Complex," 2 Jan. 2019 People close to the matter said Thursday that Kelly’s lawyers and NBC brass planned to meet Friday to hash out the details of their relationship. — Sarah Ellison, The Seattle Times, "Megyn Kelly’s NBC morning show is canceled," 26 Oct. 2018 WeWork’s top brass talk of its becoming a $100bn firm; others regard a tag of $20bn as already extremely stretched. — The Economist, "Big corporates’ quest to be hip is helping WeWork," 12 July 2018 The United States insists that China abandon the brass-knuckles tactics it’s used to try to supplant America’s technological dominance. — Washington Post, "Stuck in trade war, US and China face uncertain path to deal," 10 July 2018 Comprised of a number of percussionists and brass players, Junun put on a performance different from the normal guests on Colbert. — Sam Tornow, Billboard, "Jonny Greenwood's Junun Makes Late Night Debut on 'Colbert': Watch," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brass.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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