brazenly

adverb

Definition of brazenlynext
as in recklessly

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Recent Examples of brazenly The trailer shows the Harrigans getting on the front foot in their latest war on the streets, with Conrad and Maeve walking brazenly into danger at one point firing at rivals. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 July 2026 San Jose police officials released 17 minutes of security footage showing vandals brazenly breaking into the Vietnamese Heritage Garden last month and pulling down a nine-foot monument depicting a South Vietnamese soldier. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 Political dissent can be harshly policed outside the stadium, but domestic clubs’ most ardent fan groups, often called ultras, are brazenly outspoken in their cheering. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 But artists with a desire for riches and fame must not declare their intentions so brazenly. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 The Bears’ tactics aren’t as brazenly bare-knuckled as White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s actions nearly 40 years ago, but the dynamic is similar. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 Or at least reasons that seemed to matter a lot more before everything in college sports became so brazenly commodified with conference realignment, etc. — Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026 In fact, when the attacks become brazenly personal, voters may be more likely to view the object of scrutiny with greater sympathy. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026 Does that include them brazenly violating the body camera policy? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazenly
  1. recklessly
  2. brashly
  3. imprudently
  4. rashly
  5. impulsively
  6. heedlessly
  7. impetuously
  8. crazily
Adverb
  • Goalkeeper Raul Rangel recklessly brought down Anthony Gordon inside the penalty area, conceding a spot kick.
    — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • Police said vehicles were doing donuts and speed contests, while several motorcycles were also seen being driven recklessly in the area.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of recklessly
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of brashly
Adverb
  • Raoul's office alleged that Peoples Gas imprudently incurred costs for the work, which are passed on to customers.
    — Maggie Dougherty, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Although their destroyer was somewhat imprudently named HMS Brazen.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of imprudently
Adverb
  • No one should approach the AI situation rashly.
    — Revana Sharfuddin, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of rashly
Adverb
  • The two were married twice — the second time officially in a Los Angeles courthouse, the first time impulsively (and unofficially) in a tiny Las Vegas ceremony, which had only cost them $799, per Cosmopolitan.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
  • See, this Fire sign prefers to act quickly and impulsively, but the influence of Saturn slows things down, asking us to reflect on whether our choices are realistic and stable in the long term.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of impulsively
Adverb
  • Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of heedlessly
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of impetuously
Adverb
  • And when Andreeva hits one of her crazily creative shots and turns to Martínez for praise, she is met with a smile, and maybe some clapping.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • The scene used one of the film’s funniest visual gags, an apartment so crazily tilted that nobody inside it could stand up straight.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Definition of crazily

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