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Recent Examples of boldness
Against Benfica, his movement off the ball and passing were more promising — but his dribbling falls well below Palmer’s standard and, as with Fernandez, his attacking actions lack the same boldness.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
The pieces extending the collection kept spotlighting the boldness of gold and playing with talismans centered on key themes of the brand, such as the evil eye symbol abounding on necklaces and minimal earrings and rings nodding to the shape of the snake.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
The prolific and iconoclastic filmmaker — who was previously a successful French electronic musician and record producer — is known for his absurdist and quirky sense of humor, as well as his boldness that stands out in the French cinema landscape.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Now, embracing chocolate nails is part of embracing our self-care, our boldness, and our blackness.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Add a touch of boldness to any outfit with a leopard print belt or silk scarf tied around your neck or purse, or go all-out with a leopard print dress.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
And boldness is nothing new for Goldberg-Polin.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
While many applauded the boldness of the song, others questioned why Waterboer delivered it with such intensity.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
In the dictionary, his name stands for boldness or determination in facing great danger.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
The pieces extending the collection kept spotlighting the boldness of gold and playing with talismans centered on key themes of the brand, such as the evil eye symbol abounding on necklaces and minimal earrings and rings nodding to the shape of the snake.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
The prolific and iconoclastic filmmaker — who was previously a successful French electronic musician and record producer — is known for his absurdist and quirky sense of humor, as well as his boldness that stands out in the French cinema landscape.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Now, embracing chocolate nails is part of embracing our self-care, our boldness, and our blackness.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Add a touch of boldness to any outfit with a leopard print belt or silk scarf tied around your neck or purse, or go all-out with a leopard print dress.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
And boldness is nothing new for Goldberg-Polin.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
While many applauded the boldness of the song, others questioned why Waterboer delivered it with such intensity.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
In the dictionary, his name stands for boldness or determination in facing great danger.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boldness
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Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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My goodness, was there a sale at the audacity store?—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Eddie’s brashness contrasted with Gus’s more reserved nature, but their differences amused one another.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Macelaru and pianist Grimaud seem to glory in the brashness of them.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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That straight-forwardness is a hallmark not only of her marketing insights, but also of her leadership.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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That said, James Cameron's epic reaches the pinnacle of disaster-movie impudence with the distasteful suggestion that the most celebrated tragedy of the 20th century occurred because a few lookouts were distracted by Kate and Leo sucking face.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Israel-Hamas war rattled campuses and spurred disrespect and intolerant behavior on all sides.—
James Druckman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The problem isn’t that my girlfriend wouldn’t get to go, but the disrespect and dishonesty of uninviting her out of the blue and trying to cover it up as being a genuine mistake.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For old school ‘proper football men’ seeing such insolence on the field is simply unacceptable and when he was asked about the incident on talkSPORT ex-Liverpool striker Dean Saunders didn’t hold back.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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As to the kids’ responses, the more genial Olmo is not above whining, while parental demands usually provoke flat-out insolence from Ana, who breathes cigarette smoke like dragon fire.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Boldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boldness. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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