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Recent Examples of brazenly
Variants aren’t a new idea, but the sheer volume in this case appears to be unprecedented, and Swift has marketed them in a brazenly manipulative fashion.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Groves is one of 10 inmates who authorities said brazenly escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours of May 16 after climbing through a hole behind a toilet.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Just brazenly taking up community resources to terrorize this very same community.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Dudamel, who officially begins his tenure as the Philharmonic’s music director next season but is already effectively in charge, has never been a brazenly political artist, yet politics has a way of catching up to him.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The pearl-clutching folks over at the Motion Picture Guild never had a response to their film being used so brazenly, and that was true even as the footage was explicitly recontextualized for the opposite purpose it was intended.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
If a right-leaning extremist commits an act of violence — or if a Republican is brazenly corrupt — then the response is different.
—David French, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
To guarantee their rule in perpetuity, pro-slavery Southerners wielded federal authority against their opponents and brazenly attacked any institution, law, practice, or norm that did not serve their purposes.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Their neighbor, an older Jewish woman, gets arrested and Nazi thugs brazenly loot her apartment.
—Rabih Alameddine
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Groves is one of 10 inmates who authorities said brazenly escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours of May 16 after climbing through a hole behind a toilet.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Just brazenly taking up community resources to terrorize this very same community.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Dudamel, who officially begins his tenure as the Philharmonic’s music director next season but is already effectively in charge, has never been a brazenly political artist, yet politics has a way of catching up to him.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The pearl-clutching folks over at the Motion Picture Guild never had a response to their film being used so brazenly, and that was true even as the footage was explicitly recontextualized for the opposite purpose it was intended.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
If a right-leaning extremist commits an act of violence — or if a Republican is brazenly corrupt — then the response is different.
—David French, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
To guarantee their rule in perpetuity, pro-slavery Southerners wielded federal authority against their opponents and brazenly attacked any institution, law, practice, or norm that did not serve their purposes.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Their neighbor, an older Jewish woman, gets arrested and Nazi thugs brazenly loot her apartment.
—Rabih Alameddine
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazenly
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Suspect Keon King, 21, was arrested Tuesday night and also faces a charge of recklessly endangering another person and use of a communication facility, meaning his phone, in the disappearance of Kada Scott, prosecutors said.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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But, by pleading guilty to third-degree assault, Ramos admitted to knowingly or recklessly causing bodily injury, Azmoudeh said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
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The new majority on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors intends to imprudently balance its operating budget by monkeying with its reserve structure and reducing its size.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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After attending the Bluebird show, Walker Hayes impulsively invited McAnally to join him on his fall tour.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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After a dust-up with Ted over the local grocery store’s adherence to the state’s mask mandate, Joe impulsively announces his rival candidacy for mayor of Eddington, and tensions eventually boil over to the point of deadly violence.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Granted, by the time the Jet Skis are swinging crazily in the air, Nathan has only been onboard for a few hours.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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That seems like a crazily low number of songs.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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These fans were so eager to see the movie from good seats that many of them had shown up insanely early.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Chanel’s set was insanely beautiful.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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But in the late 1800s, food companies began concocting products that were wildly different from anything people could make themselves.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The agents at Slough House are renowned for the incompetence that landed them there, but there have been, of course, plenty of times when their instincts are sound, their actions are noble, and they’re wildly underestimated, just like their flatulent boss.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Set Rules For Micro-Interventions Of course, even a strategy like this, with ample scientific support, can backfire if it’s implemented thoughtlessly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Brazenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazenly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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