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
Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
Dutch authorities announced on April 2, 2026, that the helmet had been recovered, more than 14 months after it was stolen in a brazen heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Consider this evilmeister’s brazen acts of treason and revenge, unbounded deceit, swinish immorality and negative role modeling.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
What follows below are six of the most brazen art heists ever pulled off, from the crime that accidentally made The Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world to the Romanian kitchen where a Picasso may have gone up in smoke.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
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Such institutional prejudice often surfaces, in ways both brazen and subtle, when Muslims attempt to build new places of worship or renovate existing ones.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
Dutch authorities announced on April 2, 2026, that the helmet had been recovered, more than 14 months after it was stolen in a brazen heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Consider this evilmeister’s brazen acts of treason and revenge, unbounded deceit, swinish immorality and negative role modeling.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
What follows below are six of the most brazen art heists ever pulled off, from the crime that accidentally made The Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world to the Romanian kitchen where a Picasso may have gone up in smoke.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen
Adjective
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His choreography, recreated from his work on the show, delivers big, bold, classic Broadway dance sequences that feel ripped from another era in the best way.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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This transit favors bold thinking backed by follow-through.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The officer is seen attempting to confront the driver when he gets knocked into the suspect's SUV through an open passenger-side door as the vehicle accelerates a brief distance in reverse.—
Brian Day,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then as a tenant left the apartment building Garcia slipped inside before entering Negron’s daughter’s apartment, confronting Negron in the bathroom and shooting her in the forehead, torso, arms and legs.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
Verb
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When the 2025 season ended, the Vikings faced a steep salary-cap overage.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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We are faced with a vastly more consequential version of a Catch-22.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Policymakers, especially here in Tokyo, would be wise to accept more foreign workers to plug labor gaps, but that’s not a durable answer on its own.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Steinberg believes the fit will work out well football wise and business wise.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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In Athens, History Shapes the Future After hovering for a millennium at the crossroads of past and present and braving a series of recent crises, the ancient metropolis is ascendant once again.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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For the handful of hardy fans who braved the torrential rain to watch the team at open training, there is little doubt in her abilities.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Public interest also waned after the moon landings — as dangerous and audacious as they were — seemed to become routine.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Even with that effort, such an audacious goal was far from assured.—
Paul Edward Parker,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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