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Recent Examples of boldness
There’s no hiding it—the most memorable dresses are those that make an undeniable impression, and designers are embracing the boldness.
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Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
The menu carries that same old-school, big-city boldness, with roasted lobster tails sumptuous with bone marrow, duck confit, cappelletti with braised beef, and hand-cut, dry-aged steaks sourced from Fred Linz in, yep, Chicago.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 29 Dec. 2025
Textural Wallcoverings - Linen and grasscloth wallcoverings can be used to add texture without the boldness of a patterned paper.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
In numerology, 2026 adds up to 1, the number of beginnings, boldness, and unfiltered potential.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Rio Aesthetic Harmony Institute (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazil has a culture that celebrates the body, and this clinic reflects that boldness.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Criteria include the idea’s boldness, its potential impact on Medi-Cal and its enrollees, the concept’s feasibility, and the author’s qualifications.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Jake’s boldness and Von Dutch’s history of pushing boundaries naturally fit together.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Harrison, meanwhile, was still waiting for fortune to favor his boldness.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
The menu carries that same old-school, big-city boldness, with roasted lobster tails sumptuous with bone marrow, duck confit, cappelletti with braised beef, and hand-cut, dry-aged steaks sourced from Fred Linz in, yep, Chicago.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 29 Dec. 2025
Textural Wallcoverings - Linen and grasscloth wallcoverings can be used to add texture without the boldness of a patterned paper.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
In numerology, 2026 adds up to 1, the number of beginnings, boldness, and unfiltered potential.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Rio Aesthetic Harmony Institute (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazil has a culture that celebrates the body, and this clinic reflects that boldness.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Criteria include the idea’s boldness, its potential impact on Medi-Cal and its enrollees, the concept’s feasibility, and the author’s qualifications.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Jake’s boldness and Von Dutch’s history of pushing boundaries naturally fit together.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Harrison, meanwhile, was still waiting for fortune to favor his boldness.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boldness
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Sylvie's storylines are ridiculous, her wardrobe obscene, her audacity unparalleled.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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The sheer audacity of the recent Louvre heist has whetted us readers’ appetites for heist stories—space heists, all the better!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, the austerity and elegance of the downstairs dining room acts as a dampener, hushing the salad’s brashness and sapping much of the fun.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 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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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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But, in an interview given in October, 2001, Navarro attempted to fill, with what sounds like shamelessness, the gap between himself and his alter ego.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Ever since reforming their membership a few years back, the Globes have backed away from their particular brand of shamelessness and gotten a little bit hipper.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2025
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The Kennedy Center’s president, Richard Grenell, announced that the Center intends to sue Redd for his impudence.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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With an irreverent impudence, generous sprinkles of slap stick and traditional wrapping, this breezy presentation should tickle the funny bones of grade school kids as well as us older coots who enjoy Tim Allen’s acerbic antics.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Chinese diplomatic backlash was instantaneous, with one Chinese official based in Tokyo threatening to cut off her head for the disrespect of her comments.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Dec. 2025
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Bro, don’t marry Svetlana (no disrespect to Svetlana).—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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“Boldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boldness. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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