as in arrogance
confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people
His stories are always told with bravado. I remember his youthful bravado.
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Recent Examples of bravado
The Afropop star captures the intoxicating thrill of fame and late-night festivities with his melodic bravado, while SirBastien’s guitar solo on the outro further highlights Taves’ moment in the spotlight.
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Some boys recalibrate, softening overt bravado.
—Soraya Chemaly, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Watson made his biggest scientific discovery as a young man, only 25 years old, and his sense of his own abilities, his own specialness, seemed never to mature beyond a young man’s bravado.
—Kathryn Paige Harden, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
The bravado, all of that stuff.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Some boys recalibrate, softening overt bravado.
—Soraya Chemaly, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Watson made his biggest scientific discovery as a young man, only 25 years old, and his sense of his own abilities, his own specialness, seemed never to mature beyond a young man’s bravado.
—Kathryn Paige Harden, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
The bravado, all of that stuff.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravado
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Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach take turns transforming into floating marketplaces — docks converted to catwalks, hulls polished to reflective arrogance, sales reps who can quote fuel burn like yacht owners care about costs.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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College football is awash in problems, including the Big Ten’s unrivaled arrogance, and its never-ending list of demands that would make Notre Dame blush.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Jan. 2026
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Black Midi were known for their wild live shows, improvisational but generally aggressive riffs and devil-may-care attitude.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The book also shines a prominent light on how attitudes toward certain drugs have changed over time by showing when and where they were embraced.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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