as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
shocked by his brazen-faced insistence that he had never uttered the insult, even though it was heard by a score of onlookers
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen-faced
Adjective
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Note that these and many other pro-worker policies would be wise with or without AI.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026 -
Temperature-wise, highs will only reach the mid 60s.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
9 May 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
Adjective
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The officials said Russia’s security services are now more brazen in their choice of targets, going after Russian activists and foreign supporters of Ukraine, in addition to the usual suspects like military defectors.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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This is a brazen violation of international law.—
Lincoln Anderson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the insolent and hyper-confident Ruben (Stuart Campbell as a teen and Gadd as a grown-up) has been in trouble with the law from a tender age.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 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
Adjective
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Aries March 21 – April 19 A bold move could set exciting momentum in motion today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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By evening, the Aries Moon moves through your 6th House of Work and Wellness, energizing routines and ambitions that benefit from bold follow-through.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Next door is Ottimo with its stone pizza oven and all kinds of homemade pasta and fresh fish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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Canned tuna isn’t a replacement for the fresh kind but instead is its own big player.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Her biting and formally audacious narratives examine class, politics and — a speciality — the interiority of women through enigmatic portraits of psychologically complex individuals.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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But the four-hour series’ greatest achievement is that, for all the inevitable comparisons one might be tempted to make, this Lord of the Flies is wholly its own thing, as audacious and yet devoted to its source material as any TV adaptation in recent memory.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The onion looks cooked, and the tomatoes have broken up and combined with the water to become saucy, but there is nothing like tasting the pasta because who wants a simple pasta dinner with undercooked pasta?—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 May 2026
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Choose from 10 housemade sauces, and revel in the crispy, juicy, saucy goodness.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Brazen-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen-faced. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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