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Recent Examples of boldness
That specificity and boldness don’t appear much on Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa, a listless album that’s fashioned like a 2000s mixtape.
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Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
This transit is all about the heat of the moment, thriving on boldness and immediacy.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
On film, the romance between Carol and Therese is captured with a quiet boldness in imagery inspired by the works of Edward Hopper and Vivian Maier, often rendered dreamy through windows streaked by rain or clouded with cigarette smoke.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
The original House of Dior in Paris has been transformed into La Galerie Dior, a testament to the visionary boldness of couturier Christian Dior and his six successors, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferreé, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Keep actions small and consistent so your natural boldness builds trust rather than friction.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Isabel Marant injected a dose of boldness into the mix with a striking cobalt blue pair.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
Caravaggio, born and trained in Lombardy, had a creative boldness based on confronting reality.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Cole joins the group bringing her signature boldness and business‑savvy energy.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
This transit is all about the heat of the moment, thriving on boldness and immediacy.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
On film, the romance between Carol and Therese is captured with a quiet boldness in imagery inspired by the works of Edward Hopper and Vivian Maier, often rendered dreamy through windows streaked by rain or clouded with cigarette smoke.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
The original House of Dior in Paris has been transformed into La Galerie Dior, a testament to the visionary boldness of couturier Christian Dior and his six successors, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferreé, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Keep actions small and consistent so your natural boldness builds trust rather than friction.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Isabel Marant injected a dose of boldness into the mix with a striking cobalt blue pair.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
Caravaggio, born and trained in Lombardy, had a creative boldness based on confronting reality.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Cole joins the group bringing her signature boldness and business‑savvy energy.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boldness
Noun
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Not four years ago, Crocker remembers walking into the Superdome for the 2022 Final Four, in awe of the audacity of the event.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, currently sitting at 85 percent on the Tomatometer, reviews for The Drama have been generally good with some critics praising director Kristoffer Borgli’s audacity and the movie’s deliberate provocations as a means of addressing the messy current cultural moment.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The México 86 producers set out to capture the music, fashions and general brashness of the era.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Carolina did make one addition, trading for fighter Nic Deslauriers, but the brashness the Hurricanes’ front office has shown in recent years didn’t lead to the type of headline-making move seen in recent seasons.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Cronin has long toed the line of humor and impudence, appearing in social media clips all season.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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But such aesthetic impudence is par for the course at the kaleidoscopic seaside pleasure dome of architect Chet Callahan, his husband, finance executive Jacinto Hernandez, and their teenage sons, Hernan and Noe.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The author even suggested that William had issues with his uncle even before that, but that the disrespect for Kate was his breaking point.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Apr. 2026
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Government officials scolded young people for the signs of disrespect.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Turner, in her incendiary film debut, drapes Matty in haughty insolence, desperate unattainability, and seductive refinement.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Mar. 2026
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As the argument grew heated, Sheikh Dibo could not believe the young foreigner’s insolence.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Boldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boldness. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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