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
This solid brass showerhead has the patented Anystream 360 system to seamlessly transition among three pressure settings.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Tar Heels brass celebrated Purge Day by handing Malone a $50-million gift card.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The Giants’ brass didn’t invest much into this team’s bullpen in the offseason, even with numerous high-leverage options available on the free agent market.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Only after World War II—and over the objections of much of the brass—was the military integrated, and then only after an exhaustive internal investigation disproved racist assumptions that Black troops could only fill menial roles or serve in segregated units.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Tar Heels brass celebrated Purge Day by handing Malone a $50-million gift card.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The Giants’ brass didn’t invest much into this team’s bullpen in the offseason, even with numerous high-leverage options available on the free agent market.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Only after World War II—and over the objections of much of the brass—was the military integrated, and then only after an exhaustive internal investigation disproved racist assumptions that Black troops could only fill menial roles or serve in segregated units.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
Noun
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The experience of standing up to announce his name and city of birth to this group was nerve-wracking.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Bell's Palsy typically results from inflammation or swelling of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII), and is often linked to viral infections that that impact the nerve.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Possible diseases include powdery mildew, blight, crown rot, leaf gall, root rot, leaf spot, and rust.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
12 Mar. 2026
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Imagine having the gall to besmirch the name of a young mother killed for trying to speak up for her neighbors or of an ICU nurse shot in the back for trying to tend to a woman who had been pepper-sprayed in the face.—
Sasha Abramsky,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While their energies differ, nearly all of them share the same basic drives (money, power, status) and the same fundamental flaws (greed, arrogance, selfishness).—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their defensive style can look like arrogance or hostility.—
Paul Sanchez Ruiz,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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