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
They're either executed in natural materials, like wood or brass, or totally blinged out in crystals and gold.
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Dino Bonačić, Glamour, 2 May 2026
Dress up your front door with new hardware such as a brass door handle.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
At the very least, he will no longer be considered off the table as a trade candidate when team brass meets to discuss next steps, league sources have told The Post.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The new brass liked his splitter, and told him to start throwing it more.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Dino Bonačić, Glamour, 2 May 2026
Dress up your front door with new hardware such as a brass door handle.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
At the very least, he will no longer be considered off the table as a trade candidate when team brass meets to discuss next steps, league sources have told The Post.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The new brass liked his splitter, and told him to start throwing it more.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
Noun
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Moreover, this multi-institutional collaboration between UCHealth, CU Anschutz, Caltech, and USC seeks to restore autonomy to individuals battling spinal cord injuries, ALS, and other motor-nerve diseases.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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But further research led him to realize that hantavirus is well-known, which somewhat calmed his nerves.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Cutting open the gall when green will reveal the wasp larva in the center.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Yes had the good sense and the gall to ask him to come back and produce their new record.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
Noun
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In the book, Caputo’s initial pride and arrogance soon give way to a more contemplative spirit, followed by degeneration.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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That’s where arrogance becomes a liability.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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