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Recent Examples of brunt The Sunshine State, long a welcoming winter escape for Canadian sun worshippers like Robert, who hails from Saint-Jean in Quebec, is feeling the brunt. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025 Some sectors have borne the brunt more than others. Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 The last four months have seen an exponential rise in law enforcement operations against the cartels, with the Sinaloa cartel — currently in a state of civil war — taking the brunt. Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 When tariffs are imposed, whether in response to trade imbalances or broader geopolitical issues, craft distillers bear the brunt. John Mariani, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brunt
Noun
  • Woods has provided input on design and features, as well as significant feedback on aspects of the polos such as weight, collar stays, buttons, water absorbency, and fit.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Skubal’s broad shoulders have thus far been well-suited to handle the weight.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Remember the symptoms of heat exhaustion In extreme cases, intense heat can lead to sickness as your body struggles to regulate its temperature.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • While Suzanne Morphew went missing in May 2020, her body wasn't found by investigators in Colorado until September 2023.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Beer league teams across North America buy the Bulldogs jersey in bulk.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The court documents don't indicate that any rare books were destroyed in this process—Anthropic purchased its books in bulk from major retailers—but archivists long ago established other ways to extract information from paper.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • At the time, activists were organizing a protest at the property for Sunday, the same day that a core group of private contractors was planning to hold a meeting on site.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
  • History is also at the core of the third installation, which may be my favorite.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • President Trump’s approval rating is underwater and a majority of voters believe the country is on the wrong track, according to a new poll released Friday.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 27 June 2025
  • Advertisement The majority opinion faulted the lower courts for applying their injunctions beyond the plaintiffs in the case, preventing the Trump Administration from moving forward with several policy priorities.
    Nik Popli, Time, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • That’s a burden for working students who balance jobs with education.
    Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The development team framed the deal as a way for the city to create more low-income housing, dump the financial burden of the unoccupied property and secure a money-making property at the end of the lease.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the war in Gaza, Israel has conducted a number of operations killing Axis of Resistance leaders, including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas Political Bureau chief Yayha Sinwar.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
  • The paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles, said intelligence chief Gen. Mohammad Kazemi and two other generals were the latest killed, Iran’s state TV reported Sunday night.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025

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“Brunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunt. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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