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Recent Examples of impudent Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw). Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 June 2025 Fortunately, Snow White’s newfound enlightenment does not deny her the possibility of romance, although princes are now strictly off-limits; her love interest here is a fetchingly impudent bandit, Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is leading a scrappy rebellion against the Evil Queen. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025 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 More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina. Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 Lisa is often out of the house and in motion: roaming the aisles of a pharmacy that’s open late and where no one seems to be working; on a bus contending with impudent youths; breaking the rules at a sleep clinic; wasted and lost after a bachelorette party. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impudent
Adjective
  • Beautiful, not perfect; Alex can be rude, insolent, and subject to wild emotional swings and failures of decorum and logic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The movie’s startling originality is in its spirit, its insolent ironies.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • The initial idea was Woltemade and Yoane Wissa would dovetail minutes wise, with the former Brentford striker expected to start more often in the short term to allow the German a period to acclimatise.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And speaking of which, Christmas is right around the corner, and we parents are already stretched thin budget-wise.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • European authorities have accused Russia of brazen violations of the region’s airspace, including with recent incursions by drones over Poland and fighter jets over Estonia.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have posted on their websites that this is Democrats’ fault, a brazen push into politics that breaks with past neutrality.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With it, Pierpaolo explores the space between fabric and body, where the air between them becomes a third dimension and a vital component of their construction to create bold and unexpected shapes.
    Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Cowboy meatloaf is just like your regular weeknight dish, but with bold, smokey swagger.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Travis Kelce appears to be nodding to Taylor Swift's cheekiest song yet with his latest pre-game outfit.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Powered by a mellow-yet rhythmic Afrobeats tune, the cheeky track finds Miko lusting over a stripper in this seductive narrative that captures an undeniable connection between the two.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Questions about the overheating of the American economy were brushed aside as impertinent.
    Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
  • Telling you of her plan to do so is impertinent and picking a fight.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Newcastle were short of midfield cover and Ramsey, with his dynamism, athleticism and positive attacking mindset, gives them a fresh option.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Nicole Kidman sported bangs with a fresh new wavy cut for the SS26 Chanel Runway Presentation for Paris Fashion Week.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Liner is Reid Collins, who toes the line between confident and cocky.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Since his days as the cocky but lovable Shane Gray in Camp Rock, Joe Jonas has carved out a multifaceted career.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025

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