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Recent Examples of cheeky April 20 has long been tied to cannabis culture, but in recent years, fast food brands have fully embraced the date—not just with cheeky menu drops but with strategic limited-time promotions. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Roan responds with a cheeky smile to end the video. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025 Last year, the chain added a Big Mac-like burger called the Big Smasher, rolling out a cheeky ad campaign that directlycalled out the Big Mac. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025 The Duke of Sussex was in childhood known for his own cheeky behavior when in public. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cheeky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeky
Adjective
  • Deferring college acceptance—postponing enrollment typically for one year—can be a thoughtful strategy when life circumstances, personal goals or practical considerations suggest that waiting might be the wiser path.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Guidance and tariffs Dover made a few wise adjustments to its full-year outlook.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Also, the Fed must be free to move quickly to deploy bold strategies, such as its bond-buying campaign during the 2008 financial crisis and emergency lending measures during the COVID-19 recession of 2020, Conti-Brown said.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • From bold predictions about who's walking out with championship gold to sit-downs with WWE superstars on the verge of history, this preshow is serving as your all-access pass into the chaos, glory, and drama that makes WrestleMania the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Tour is for everyone, so bring your friends, coworkers, partners, and those sassy grannies, and join me for an unforgettable night.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Or, how about the cool, sassy and affordable Monterey Pants ($65 on balticborn.com) in an emerald-and-ivory tropical leaf print?
    Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Lipa also forwent rubber flip-flops for a more avant-garde shoe—a pair of Maison Margiela Tabi ballet flats, one of the most polarizing silhouettes in the designer footwear world, thanks to that saucy split-toe detail.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The smell of the BBQ sauce hit me first, rich and saucy, like a warm embrace.
    Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • One chord appears to speak to the other, sounding almost impudent in their simplicity, equal parts ecstatic and heartbreakingly melancholic.
    Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.
    Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016
Adjective
  • The whiskey is fresh and fruit-forward, with crisp apple, baking spice, and herbal undertones.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has a history of rotating running backs to keep them fresh while carving out specific roles on third down.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s about how much the owner of a Los Angeles jewelry store estimates was the value of merchandise stolen by burglars in a brazen heist last weekend.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
  • From the November 2023 issue: Sophie Gilbert on what Madonna knows The brazen sexuality of the video was the whole point.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But on the occasions when the ball did find him around the box, the cocky assurance that saw him nutmeg Branthwaite en route to scoring a 29-minute hat-trick in last season’s corresponding fixture was nowhere to be seen.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The Rock, cocky, handsome, and eager to flaunt his wealth and status, facing Stone Cold, the vicious everyman who can’t stand figures of authority.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Cheeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeky. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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