brass

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Recent Examples of brass Finest City Brass & Percussion, a symphonic brass ensemble of 25-30 musicians, will perform new music for brass instruments and orchestral music adapted for large brass ensembles. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025 Backed by a 14-member ensemble featuring brass, percussion, strings and vocalists, the Latin hitmaker’s voice shone with warmth and precision. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025 But Blue Jays brass chose a different direction — forward, at full speed. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 The brand’s fashion line is crafted from brass, finished in either rhodium or 21-karat gold, while the fine jewelry collection mixes metals of 925 sterling silver and 21-karat gold plating. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brass
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Noun
  • Instead, cells at the site revert to a stem-like state, forming a blastema, a miniature limb-making factory that reconstructs bones, muscles, nerves, and skin with flawless precision.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • According to Mayo Clinic, the disease is a progressive nerve disorder that impacts movement and speech.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The gall to say that I'm washed?
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Two interesting examples of insects that need goldenrods are the goldenrod gall fly and the goldenrod gall moth.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Professional arrogance, that is, that pushed Atkinson to exceed everybody’s expectations … except his own.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • True to his overconfidence-bordering-on-arrogance nature, new intern Wes earlier in the episode did not follow instructions and attended to patients without permission.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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