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Recent Examples of boldness
Generally speaking, winter palettes thrive on boldness.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
Cole joins the group bringing her signature boldness and business‑savvy energy.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The track represents a new creative chapter, one defined by greater artistic control, sonic boldness, and emotional clarity.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
While red is a great choice for adding some of the boldness of the zodiac sign to your home decor, it’s also tempered with more natural, earthy tones.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
But this movie gets to show so many different types of personalities and characters and boldness and fearlessness, and these su- per-hot, badass women who are also goofy, silly and cute.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
While blue-wash will always be an essential for denim pants, playing things up with an eye-catching print is an easy way to add even more pizazz to the boldness of barrel jeans.
—India Roby, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
The crab is mixed with extra-sharp Cheddar for boldness and cream cheese and Havarti for creaminess.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
High-low contrasts, unfinished hems and material mixing also added to the collection’s boldness.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
Cole joins the group bringing her signature boldness and business‑savvy energy.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The track represents a new creative chapter, one defined by greater artistic control, sonic boldness, and emotional clarity.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
While red is a great choice for adding some of the boldness of the zodiac sign to your home decor, it’s also tempered with more natural, earthy tones.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
But this movie gets to show so many different types of personalities and characters and boldness and fearlessness, and these su- per-hot, badass women who are also goofy, silly and cute.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
While blue-wash will always be an essential for denim pants, playing things up with an eye-catching print is an easy way to add even more pizazz to the boldness of barrel jeans.
—India Roby, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
The crab is mixed with extra-sharp Cheddar for boldness and cream cheese and Havarti for creaminess.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
High-low contrasts, unfinished hems and material mixing also added to the collection’s boldness.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boldness
Noun
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Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Marty Supreme, on which Ronald was a writer and producer as well as the editor, burst onto the awards-season scene in the fall with an arms-outstretched audacity that would make its would-be ping-pong-champ protagonist proud.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For all his brashness, intensity and unyielding quest for detailed excellence, his presence is far from the detached authoritarian persona of the man who coached him in New England, six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, Ye’s irreverence and brashness shifted into something darker and far more dangerous.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 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
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This disrespect shows me these employees aren’t valued.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Church members and local leaders hope to find those responsible and prevent future acts of disrespect.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Egg’s plucky insolence belies his puny size, a comedic contrast with Claffey’s ex-rugby player physique, and perhaps his seemingly humble origins as well.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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