as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness
the child proceeded to tell a bold-faced lie despite the evidence right in front of us
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Some of those bold-faced names turned out for the Hollywood premiere this year.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024
Barack and Michelle Obama, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Haley and Justin Bieber, Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner and dozens of other bold-faced celebs made appearances last year.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
The school’s graduate program, which accepts 16 students a year, is taught by leaders of the theater industry and has produced numerous bold-faced names, including Sterling K. Brown, Mahershala Ali and Billy Crudup.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Writer-director Stephen Gaghan’s ensemble drama is in many ways a time capsule from 2005, down to its sprawling cast of bold-faced names and the era’s vogue for watching far-flung, seemingly disparate characters collide.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024
Barack and Michelle Obama, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Haley and Justin Bieber, Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner and dozens of other bold-faced celebs made appearances last year.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
The school’s graduate program, which accepts 16 students a year, is taught by leaders of the theater industry and has produced numerous bold-faced names, including Sterling K. Brown, Mahershala Ali and Billy Crudup.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Writer-director Stephen Gaghan’s ensemble drama is in many ways a time capsule from 2005, down to its sprawling cast of bold-faced names and the era’s vogue for watching far-flung, seemingly disparate characters collide.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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