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
Alternatively, vintage-looking brass and polished nickel frames hark back to the bathrooms of yesteryear.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
The Broncos’ brass, of course, all took their seats in the war room for the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Or the way the setting sun hit the lacquer furniture and the shiny brass knobs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
The Chiefs’ brass — minus Veach — was already in the draft room when the sirens started.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
The Broncos’ brass, of course, all took their seats in the war room for the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Or the way the setting sun hit the lacquer furniture and the shiny brass knobs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
The Chiefs’ brass — minus Veach — was already in the draft room when the sirens started.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
Noun
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My clients had the nerve to go on and succeed without him.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sadly, politicians will not have the nerve to enact and enforce such legislation.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Effective Laundering Products to Use on Pollen Instead of using mild detergent, pollen can be removed with gall soap.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
21 Apr. 2026
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Larvae emerge inside the galls and eat from the plant in winter.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The arrogance here, however, is the gunman’s.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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The doctor further explained that the traits of a narcissist encompass low empathy, arrogance, entitlement, grandiosity and pathological selfishness.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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