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Recent Examples of brazenly
And there is a sharp rise in brazenly racist pronouncements.
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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
The bookkeeper for a private school in Lone Tree brazenly used hundreds of thousands of school funds to make 800 purchases on Amazon, vacation in Cabo San Lucas, pay off credit card debts, add a hot tub to her home, and buy a ranch, according to that school.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
All the while, each vignette feels simultaneously familiar and alien, at once classically old-fashioned and brazenly unorthodox.
—Sezin Devi Keohler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
But Lough isn't worried about being sued, largely because of how Altman brazenly exploited Johansson's voice.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The Court’s 2024 criminal-immunity decision might seem to run counter to Roberts’s project—all the more so because of how brazenly Trump is currently abusing the power of his office.
—Sarah Isgur, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Earlier in the year, 10 inmates brazenly escaped from a New Orleans jail.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
The last real chance for a peaceful transfer of power came with the 2024 election, which the opposition won convincingly, only for Maduro to brazenly steal it and proclaim victory without presenting any evidence.
—Juan Pablo Spinetto, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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
The bookkeeper for a private school in Lone Tree brazenly used hundreds of thousands of school funds to make 800 purchases on Amazon, vacation in Cabo San Lucas, pay off credit card debts, add a hot tub to her home, and buy a ranch, according to that school.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
All the while, each vignette feels simultaneously familiar and alien, at once classically old-fashioned and brazenly unorthodox.
—Sezin Devi Keohler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
But Lough isn't worried about being sued, largely because of how Altman brazenly exploited Johansson's voice.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The Court’s 2024 criminal-immunity decision might seem to run counter to Roberts’s project—all the more so because of how brazenly Trump is currently abusing the power of his office.
—Sarah Isgur, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Earlier in the year, 10 inmates brazenly escaped from a New Orleans jail.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
The last real chance for a peaceful transfer of power came with the 2024 election, which the opposition won convincingly, only for Maduro to brazenly steal it and proclaim victory without presenting any evidence.
—Juan Pablo Spinetto, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazenly
Adverb
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Sunday, when a BSO deputy saw a white GMC van driving recklessly in the 4000 block of Southwest 33rd Avenue in West Park, according to a BSO news release issued Monday afternoon.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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That, and a refusal to scale recklessly.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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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
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From their now signature hand-in-hand walk out to subtle nods and hip-check nudges between them, the years of estrangement seemed like an ancient memory, leaving in their place a dedication to playing their most beloved songs as loudly, brashly and tightly as ever.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Aug. 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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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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With Mercury going retrograde in this part of the sky on February 26, just don’t sign anything too rashly or hastily, because the potential for errors and misunderstandings is high right now.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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Beyond prison time, authorities warn of the lasting impact of a felony conviction, particularly for teenagers and young adults who may act impulsively online without understanding the consequences.—
Raul Trey Lopez,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Feb. 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 Apr. 2026.
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