as in nerve
shameless boldness
had the brass to demand a refund for something they had broken themselves!
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Recent Examples of brass
Brackett and the team’s brass took Rossi over the likes of Anton Lundell, Seth Jarvis.
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Joe Smith, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Expect Murano chandeliers, mirrors by Sogni di Cristallo, custom Pierre Frey fabrics, and minibars disguised as brass elephants shipped over from Jaipur.
—Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2025
Floor-to-ceiling windows open to panoramic mountain views, best enjoyed from a brass tub or a wraparound deck complete with a plunge pool and lounge chairs (keep an eye out for the occasional giraffe passing by).
—Melanie Van Zyl, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Airstrikes hit Iran’s ballistic-missile facilities and its nuclear-enrichment site Natanz along with other targets, while further precision operations (reportedly involving the Mossad) took out top Iranian military brass along with nuclear scientists.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 June 2025
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Joe Smith, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Expect Murano chandeliers, mirrors by Sogni di Cristallo, custom Pierre Frey fabrics, and minibars disguised as brass elephants shipped over from Jaipur.
—Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2025
Floor-to-ceiling windows open to panoramic mountain views, best enjoyed from a brass tub or a wraparound deck complete with a plunge pool and lounge chairs (keep an eye out for the occasional giraffe passing by).
—Melanie Van Zyl, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Airstrikes hit Iran’s ballistic-missile facilities and its nuclear-enrichment site Natanz along with other targets, while further precision operations (reportedly involving the Mossad) took out top Iranian military brass along with nuclear scientists.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
Noun
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Consider Otto Loewi, the German physiologist who helped prove that nerve signals are transmitted chemically.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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In that study, a chemical formulation was injected into a paralyzed rat's spine before the nerve tissue was stimulated with electricity.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
Noun
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The members of my party have the gall to request several of these demonic items from the livid waiter.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Lia Thomas stole a medal through deceit, and this rag has the gall to call him a 'champion'?—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Noun
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This silliness, the silliness of his arrogance, was actually funny to me.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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On the dark side, however, Mercury in Leo can spark moments of arrogance and stubbornness.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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