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
The brass really serves that purpose.
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Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
White oak herringbone floorboards can be found throughout, along with glass-trim pocket doors, brass fixtures, French moldings, and elegant archways.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
To keep the space looking cohesive, Hudson customized her matte white CAFÉ Appliances to have brushed brass hardware as well.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025
As the first motion picture studio to cross $4 billion worldwide this year off hits such as A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, Superman and more, Warner Bros’ gamble on One Battle After Another stemmed from the desire by brass at the Burbank, CA lot to make a legacy film.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
White oak herringbone floorboards can be found throughout, along with glass-trim pocket doors, brass fixtures, French moldings, and elegant archways.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
To keep the space looking cohesive, Hudson customized her matte white CAFÉ Appliances to have brushed brass hardware as well.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025
As the first motion picture studio to cross $4 billion worldwide this year off hits such as A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, Superman and more, Warner Bros’ gamble on One Battle After Another stemmed from the desire by brass at the Burbank, CA lot to make a legacy film.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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New York — Tech stocks took a bruising this week as nerves persist about expensive valuations and a potential artificial intelligence bubble.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their unlikely friendship ended in February 1987, when Warhol died suddenly after a complicated gall bladder operation.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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The ability of the Broncos’ core four pass-rushers up front to win one-on-ones — Cooper, NFL sack leader Nik Bonitto, Zach Allen, Franklin-Myers — and the secondary’s ability to win in man coverage on the back-end has given coordinator Vance Joseph the ingredients and the gall of a mad scientist.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Using him comes across as arrogance.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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