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Recent Examples of brazenly
The humbling end to a mercifully brief career should be a warning to anyone else who might try to get elected by brazenly flouting the disclosure laws.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The result is an album of cathartic sounds where Icona Pop brazenly shed the past.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has been brazenly candid about its objectives.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
The Administration’s actions in the Middle East, including its support of Israel, have further alienated these young voters, many of whom are brazenly antisemitic.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
The escalation has now resulted in Israel, with Trump holding their hand in this Thelma and Louise-style adventure, invading two sovereign countries (Lebanon and Iran) and brazenly hitting nuclear power plants, prompting Russia to warn the world of a potential nuclear disaster.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
The half-industrial, half-heavenly record was recorded on the brink of a real-life meltdown; the substances Lean had rapped about so brazenly during his adolescent mixtape era would nearly claim his life.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
And there is a sharp rise in brazenly racist pronouncements.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
In the days after Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was brazenly shot to death in his hillside home above Port-au-Prince more than four years ago, federal agents fanned out across South Florida in search of a connection.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The result is an album of cathartic sounds where Icona Pop brazenly shed the past.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has been brazenly candid about its objectives.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
The Administration’s actions in the Middle East, including its support of Israel, have further alienated these young voters, many of whom are brazenly antisemitic.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
The escalation has now resulted in Israel, with Trump holding their hand in this Thelma and Louise-style adventure, invading two sovereign countries (Lebanon and Iran) and brazenly hitting nuclear power plants, prompting Russia to warn the world of a potential nuclear disaster.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
The half-industrial, half-heavenly record was recorded on the brink of a real-life meltdown; the substances Lean had rapped about so brazenly during his adolescent mixtape era would nearly claim his life.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
And there is a sharp rise in brazenly racist pronouncements.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
In the days after Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was brazenly shot to death in his hillside home above Port-au-Prince more than four years ago, federal agents fanned out across South Florida in search of a connection.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazenly
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But if Smith can seem, at times, too enthusiastic about the edifying potential of contemporary art, the traditionalist critics can be recklessly dismissive.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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After Dosunmu buried a fourth-quarter floater, the Serbian center recklessly launched a 50-foot pass that stood no chance.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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There was Anthony Edwards brashly asking Watson if the Nuggets planned to foul up three at the end of regulation, before draining an incredible shot to force overtime.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some are steeping themselves in traditional ingredients and cooking techniques, while others are brashly striking out to forge creative new styles.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Although their destroyer was somewhat imprudently named HMS Brazen.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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If securitization bonds are issued, funds collected from customers to repay those bonds are refunded if the commission determines the utility acted imprudently and disallows cost recovery.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But instead of responding rashly, quickly ramping up production or accelerating the buildout of alternatives, the energy sector seems to have entered a holding pattern.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
26 Mar. 2026
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Or, will he be inclined to rashly respond similarly to former Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem?—
Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, be aware that the next six years will bring urges to impulsively travel, and do exciting things to give yourself an adventurous world.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Self-control refers to managing one’s emotions — specifically not acting reflexively and impulsively without thinking through the consequences of one’s actions.—
Anand Kumar,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Thanks to a crazily unlikely accident, the researchers had witnessed a sperm-whale birth and had managed to videotape the entire event.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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And still, crazily enough, there are occasional firsts.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Brazenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazenly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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