as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness
a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich
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as in to confront
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke
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Recent Examples of brazen
The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Our brazen pursuit of the world’s largest remaining oil reserves should serve as a wake-up call to California and its waning commitment to an independent, renewable energy future.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Last year, thousands of Mexicans took to the streets to demand an end to the violence after the brazen public assassination of Carlos Manzo, a mayor in Michoacán who had called on Sheinbaum and other authorities to take a harder tact against criminal groups.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Iran woke up over the weekend to dramatic scenes of US forces landing in the Venezuelan capital Caracas to capture Tehran’s ally President Nicolas Maduro and move him to the US in a brazen nighttime operation that saw the president and his wife get dragged out of their bedroom.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Some coaches did complain after reporting particularly brazen cases of tampering, pushing for punishments and seeing nothing happen to offenders.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Our brazen pursuit of the world’s largest remaining oil reserves should serve as a wake-up call to California and its waning commitment to an independent, renewable energy future.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Last year, thousands of Mexicans took to the streets to demand an end to the violence after the brazen public assassination of Carlos Manzo, a mayor in Michoacán who had called on Sheinbaum and other authorities to take a harder tact against criminal groups.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Iran woke up over the weekend to dramatic scenes of US forces landing in the Venezuelan capital Caracas to capture Tehran’s ally President Nicolas Maduro and move him to the US in a brazen nighttime operation that saw the president and his wife get dragged out of their bedroom.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen
Adjective
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His bold team selection against Palace — giving 17-year-old England youth international Harry Howell his full Premier League debut on the right flank and 18-year-old Greek centre-forward Charalampos Kostoulas his second league start — did not pay off.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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However, Musk is known for delivering bold statements and shifting timelines.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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When the mother-in-law entered Simon’s bedroom to tell him and his wife about it, Simon appeared visibly upset and left the room to confront Toth.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Limiting Walker would force Darnold to confront his demons.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Fortunately, Snow White’s newfound enlightenment does not deny her the possibility of romance, although princes are now strictly off-limits; her love interest here is a fetchingly impudent bandit, Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is leading a scrappy rebellion against the Evil Queen.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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But the measure is expected to face major pushback in the Senate.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The secretary has faced pressure from Democrats and Republicans after Renee Good and Alex Pretti were shot dead during an immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Our colleague Jason Zengerle knew him as a young wise-guy reporter who leaned, maybe, center right.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Numbers-wise, Deadline reported earlier that the ceremony will include 3,500 athletes and more than 1,300 performers, feature 182 original designs, more than 1,400 costumes and 1,500 pairs of shoes, with 110 make-up artists and 70 hair stylists working behind the scenes.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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A couple of thousand fans braved the rain and turned up on the Old Trafford forecourt, as did the captains of the men’s and women’s teams, Bruno Fernandes and Maya Le Tissier, and the respective sides’ managers, Michael Carrick and Marc Skinner.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 Winter Olympics will begin when the flame is lit at the opening ceremony on Friday in Milan, but viewers in Austin won't have to brave the cold to enjoy the show.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Malinin’s confidence would be insolent if his acrobatics weren’t so astonishing.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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The fox would once have crushed this insolent creature with a swipe of her paw.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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The most audacious element was a free-hanging cable dolly system that carried a camera operator nearly the full height of Taipei 101.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Over in Tesero, the men's skiathlon is underway with Norway's Johannes Høsflot Klæbo beginning an audacious bid to win six Olympic Gold medals in these Games.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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