bold-faced
adjective
1
: bold in manner or conduct : impudent
2
usually boldfaced
: being or set in boldface
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That kicked off a fierce proxy battle for the future of Disney, one that has attracted bold-faced names and sparked increasingly bitter attacks between Disney, CEO Bob Iger, and Peltz.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2024
Zwick’s memoir is filled with enough bold-faced names for a dozen old-fashioned gossip columns: Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meg Ryan ... and on and on.
—Rick Kogan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
She’s welcomed bold-faced names into the design lab before and says that infuses the process with passion and a creative spark. .
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
The tales of their genesis constitute latter-day Greek myths whose gods have bold-faced names like Onassis and Niarchos.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Other bold-faced names to present BAFTA Film Awards include Andrew Scott, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daisy Edgar Jones, Daryl McCormack, Keegan-Michael Key, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lily Collins, Marisa Abela, Rebecca Ferguson, Sheila Atim and Taylor Russell.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
Usher joins a growing list of bold-faced names to pose for the shapewear brand.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
Trainor is far from the only bold-faced name in the cosmetics brand’s Super Bowl ad teaser.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2024
Since opening last year it’s become a buzzy spot attracting locals and bold-faced names alike who linger on its patio sipping wines and nibbling on crudo.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Bruce Gil, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2024
Zwick’s memoir is filled with enough bold-faced names for a dozen old-fashioned gossip columns: Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meg Ryan ... and on and on.
—Rick Kogan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
She’s welcomed bold-faced names into the design lab before and says that infuses the process with passion and a creative spark. .
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
The tales of their genesis constitute latter-day Greek myths whose gods have bold-faced names like Onassis and Niarchos.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Other bold-faced names to present BAFTA Film Awards include Andrew Scott, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daisy Edgar Jones, Daryl McCormack, Keegan-Michael Key, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lily Collins, Marisa Abela, Rebecca Ferguson, Sheila Atim and Taylor Russell.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
Usher joins a growing list of bold-faced names to pose for the shapewear brand.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
Trainor is far from the only bold-faced name in the cosmetics brand’s Super Bowl ad teaser.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2024
Since opening last year it’s become a buzzy spot attracting locals and bold-faced names alike who linger on its patio sipping wines and nibbling on crudo.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
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“Bold-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bold-faced. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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