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
Finest City Brass & Percussion, a symphonic brass ensemble of 25-30 musicians, will perform new music for brass instruments and orchestral music adapted for large brass ensembles.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Backed by a 14-member ensemble featuring brass, percussion, strings and vocalists, the Latin hitmaker’s voice shone with warmth and precision.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
But Blue Jays brass chose a different direction — forward, at full speed.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The brand’s fashion line is crafted from brass, finished in either rhodium or 21-karat gold, while the fine jewelry collection mixes metals of 925 sterling silver and 21-karat gold plating.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Backed by a 14-member ensemble featuring brass, percussion, strings and vocalists, the Latin hitmaker’s voice shone with warmth and precision.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
But Blue Jays brass chose a different direction — forward, at full speed.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The brand’s fashion line is crafted from brass, finished in either rhodium or 21-karat gold, while the fine jewelry collection mixes metals of 925 sterling silver and 21-karat gold plating.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
Noun
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Instead, cells at the site revert to a stem-like state, forming a blastema, a miniature limb-making factory that reconstructs bones, muscles, nerves, and skin with flawless precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to Mayo Clinic, the disease is a progressive nerve disorder that impacts movement and speech.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The gall to say that I'm washed?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Two interesting examples of insects that need goldenrods are the goldenrod gall fly and the goldenrod gall moth.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Professional arrogance, that is, that pushed Atkinson to exceed everybody’s expectations … except his own.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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True to his overconfidence-bordering-on-arrogance nature, new intern Wes earlier in the episode did not follow instructions and attended to patients without permission.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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