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as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness
a brash request to get something for free
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as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
that brash motorcyclist likes to show off by riding on only one wheel
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as in tactless
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
he was reprimanded for his brash comments to the media about the team's coaching staff
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Recent Examples of brash
That’s the beauty of being young and brash and not caring what others think.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Hall’s 2000 experience laid a caricature in the Australian sports psyche of American athletes as being loud, brash and overconfident.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
This era of Jane Remover—the music, which mainlines the noisiest impulses of SounDC, the discourse—is brasher and more acidic than ever.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
There’s a one-note quality to the film’s comedy that grows steadily, even deliberately, more abrasive over two hours, but the sad, brash, gradually shrinking bigness of the personalities at its center holds your attention.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 June 2026
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Hall’s 2000 experience laid a caricature in the Australian sports psyche of American athletes as being loud, brash and overconfident.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
This era of Jane Remover—the music, which mainlines the noisiest impulses of SounDC, the discourse—is brasher and more acidic than ever.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
There’s a one-note quality to the film’s comedy that grows steadily, even deliberately, more abrasive over two hours, but the sad, brash, gradually shrinking bigness of the personalities at its center holds your attention.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brash
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Below are five bold predictions about what the world of artificial intelligence will look like in the year 2030.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Pheromone perfume has flooded social media feeds with bold claims about boosting attraction, but the science behind these scented sprays is murkier than the marketing suggests.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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Was fatal boat crash just an accident — or was Pino reckless?—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Emma D’Arcy imbues Rhaenyra’s every line with a breathless giddiness that conveys the character’s reckless naivete.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Your tactless or tactile uncles?—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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This is the same Trump, after all, whose reaction to the shocking murder of beloved actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele was selfish and tactless, even for him.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Set a clear cap before booking so plans stay wise.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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Zacha would not be the only player who would be wise to keep.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Its easy sextile to healing Chiron in your 7th House of Partnership supports brave conversations that make room for depth with grace.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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Austin Nieves, a recent transplant to the area and the man who had brought this brave group together, broke the strained silence by handing out beers.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Anyone old enough to vote is old enough to remember that California hasn’t always been so careless with its elections.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
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That charming and shaggy approach is fitting for such a campy and irreverent comedy, ultimately substituting polish for an equal mixture of artistic grit and careless joy.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The first book follows Hannah Wells (Bright), a smart and independent music major, and Garrett Graham (Cameli), the cocky captain of the hockey team.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Others strolled barefoot through the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, named after a courageous man who fought for freedom, not for presidents.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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This Juneteenth, my prayer is that the Governor’s Blue-Ribbon Commission will present courageous recommendations.—
Dr. Andraé Townsel,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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“Brash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brash. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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