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
No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
City leaders and Los Angeles Police Department brass will be on hand this week with family members of some of the 241 officers who died in the line of duty for an annual memorial ceremony featuring a rifle volley, a volunteer choir and a helicopter flyover.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 May 2026
So this is twice in a year now that the Giants’ brass has publicly questioned Dart’s decision making and begun distancing themselves from him just in case.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
For something a little different, slip behind a hidden bookshelf to Founders Club, a speakeasy-style bar with polished brass, candlelit corners, and an impressive spirits list.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
City leaders and Los Angeles Police Department brass will be on hand this week with family members of some of the 241 officers who died in the line of duty for an annual memorial ceremony featuring a rifle volley, a volunteer choir and a helicopter flyover.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 May 2026
So this is twice in a year now that the Giants’ brass has publicly questioned Dart’s decision making and begun distancing themselves from him just in case.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
For something a little different, slip behind a hidden bookshelf to Founders Club, a speakeasy-style bar with polished brass, candlelit corners, and an impressive spirits list.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
Noun
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The decline in oil prices helped ease nerves about inflation, bringing US Treasury yields lower.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Early statements made by the occupational therapist to police led to speculation that Hogan’s death was related to damage done to his phrenic nerve during a recent surgery.—
David Fischer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Wild raspberries, black raspberries, and blackberries all carry diseases like mosaic virus, orange rust, anthracnose, cane blight, spur blight, and crown or cane gall.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Feeding mites produce the fluffy gall that cannot be rubbed off the plants.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Noun
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That confidence isn’t arrogance.—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
6 June 2026
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As the subtitle promises, their answers are shared with all the vulgarity, pettiness, and arrogance intact.—
Juliet Izon,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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