as in virtuoso
accomplished with trained ability
a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet
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Recent Examples of bravura
One day after Toronto displayed why its offense led all postseason teams in most hitting metrics in an 11-4 win, the Blue Jays were silenced by Yamamoto’s bravura pitching.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Tracy’s dialogue, though absent the staccato non sequiturs of the director’s earlier work, has a bracing nastiness; every visual flourish and every menacing thrum of the score, by Jerskin Fendrix, escalates the intensity of Stone and Plemons’s bravura showdown.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The ransom-exchange sequence that comes in the middle of the film, set on a train car crowded with Yankees fans while a Puerto Rican music festival takes place underneath the subway, is the kind of bravura New York City electricity only Lee knows how to capture.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
The bravura centerpiece is the two friends’ destructive brawl in a Hamptons manse, which explodes everything in sight, from an enormous aquarium to the second story window.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
The film’s most bravura sequence sees Nate holding up a gas station while Polly looks on, horrified, when another customer whips out a gun.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025
His movies are deeply political, but also poetic and personal, eschewing traditional storytelling for an expressionistic approach marked by bravura stylistics, inner turmoil and the occasional musical number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
His bravura side is still firmly in place, yet it is buoyed now by a growing sophistication.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Sanders, on the other hand — in the most outrageously, satisfyingly bravura role of his career — doubles down on the stereotype.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Tracy’s dialogue, though absent the staccato non sequiturs of the director’s earlier work, has a bracing nastiness; every visual flourish and every menacing thrum of the score, by Jerskin Fendrix, escalates the intensity of Stone and Plemons’s bravura showdown.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The ransom-exchange sequence that comes in the middle of the film, set on a train car crowded with Yankees fans while a Puerto Rican music festival takes place underneath the subway, is the kind of bravura New York City electricity only Lee knows how to capture.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
The bravura centerpiece is the two friends’ destructive brawl in a Hamptons manse, which explodes everything in sight, from an enormous aquarium to the second story window.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
The film’s most bravura sequence sees Nate holding up a gas station while Polly looks on, horrified, when another customer whips out a gun.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025
His movies are deeply political, but also poetic and personal, eschewing traditional storytelling for an expressionistic approach marked by bravura stylistics, inner turmoil and the occasional musical number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
His bravura side is still firmly in place, yet it is buoyed now by a growing sophistication.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Sanders, on the other hand — in the most outrageously, satisfyingly bravura role of his career — doubles down on the stereotype.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravura
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Kirk Baxter’s arrhythmic cutting is designed around quicksilver shifts that, along with Barry Ackroyd’s restlessly attentive, mostly handheld camerawork, allow Bigelow to redirect our attention with virtuoso command.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Setbacks could also present artistic possibilities.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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With the symptoms of climate crisis increasingly felt by people and businesses, including those within the art world, the Fondation Beyeler is making a statement by putting ecological stewardship on par with artistic curation.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The former first round pick in the 2024 MLB draft had a masterful outing, finishing with 12 strikeouts, which broke Don Newcombe’s rookie record for the most in a World Series start, set in 1949.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Martin McDonagh’s masterful comedy starts off like a drama, then becomes a romance, then a thriller, before revealing itself to have been an existential morality tale all along.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kayla Poirier didn’t get the glory that comes associated with scoring a goal, but without a couple skillful touches by the senior, Mahtomedi would no longer have a chance to repeat as state champions.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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The skillful craftsmanship of the artists is amazing, and the story is also great.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lily Allen strikes a pose in a delicate lace outfit on the carpet at 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The idea worked on paper, but in practice, the alignment was extremely delicate, and the overall setup became unstable and hard to scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Plus, an expert PEOPLE editor answers the burning question of the week, and one of our favorite stars joins us for a sitdown.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Bravura.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravura. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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