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Recent Examples of forwardness
That straight-forwardness is a hallmark not only of her marketing insights, but also of her leadership.
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forwardness
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Ultimately, critical thinking is about having the humility to gather information and the boldness to act on it.—
Steve Muscato,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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What makes her approach distinct isn’t the under-eye blending itself but the boldness and unapologetic commitment to high-pigment color, applied generously.—
Susan Akyeampong,
Allure,
27 May 2026
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The México 86 producers set out to capture the music, fashions and general brashness of the era.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Carolina did make one addition, trading for fighter Nic Deslauriers, but the brashness the Hurricanes’ front office has shown in recent years didn’t lead to the type of headline-making move seen in recent seasons.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The lucrative example paved the way for more than two decades of musical theater shamelessness.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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We are flabbergasted at the audacity of Todd and Chase Chrisley, who are more focused on attacking my client rather than defending themselves against the allegations of criminal conduct.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Status here is famously measured in horsepower and the audacity of one’s custom paintwork.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Any display of discourtesy is an assertion of power, and those with more power tend to be more prone to abuse it.—
Franklin Schneider,
The Atlantic,
11 Dec. 2025
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
11 Dec. 2024
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Cronin has long toed the line of humor and impudence, appearing in social media clips all season.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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But such aesthetic impudence is par for the course at the kaleidoscopic seaside pleasure dome of architect Chet Callahan, his husband, finance executive Jacinto Hernandez, and their teenage sons, Hernan and Noe.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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Turner, in her incendiary film debut, drapes Matty in haughty insolence, desperate unattainability, and seductive refinement.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Mar. 2026
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As the argument grew heated, Sheikh Dibo could not believe the young foreigner’s insolence.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Is Uribe actually good enough to back up this level of disrespect?—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Her case, within a nexus of other acts of disrespect, provoked the ire of numerous Indigenous Americans, including one of the better-known of the eighteenth century, Pontiac, an Odawa leader who organized resistance against the British.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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“Forwardness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forwardness. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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