as in gall
shameless boldness
she had the brazenness to expect us to let her tap into our cable connection
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Recent Examples of brazenness
Our heroes’ overwhelming repentance and bloodguilt make a fine, sharp contrast with Quaritch, Varang, and the humans’ flagrant brazenness, their constant refusal to admit defeat or express doubt or show mercy or even, frankly, die.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
While the videos have gone incredibly viral, with viewers delighting in Granny’s brazenness, monetization is a greater challenge.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Pollak recalls Karin making the first move – her brazenness being one of his favorite qualities.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Financiers sometimes laughed at the brazenness of Drahi’s methods.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazenness
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DeSantis has offered a few limp rationalizations for his demand, but nothing that would overcome the sheer gall of this re-write of the rules.—
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In 1994, at 33, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which led to the removal of part of his pancreas, the duodenum, the gall bladder and part of his liver.—
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His brands, including Juicy Fruit and Spearmint, promoted gum as a way to calm nerves, curb hunger and stay focused.—
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What's more, these effects also support brain health4, as the gut and brain are connected through a network of nerves called the gut-brain axis.—
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Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach take turns transforming into floating marketplaces — docks converted to catwalks, hulls polished to reflective arrogance, sales reps who can quote fuel burn like yacht owners care about costs.—
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College football is awash in problems, including the Big Ten’s unrivaled arrogance, and its never-ending list of demands that would make Notre Dame blush.—
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Sylvie's storylines are ridiculous, her wardrobe obscene, her audacity unparalleled.—
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The sheer audacity of the recent Louvre heist has whetted us readers’ appetites for heist stories—space heists, all the better!—
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How much do ambition and chutzpah count in filmmaking these days?—
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Marty’s chutzpah is justified by history; the character is loosely based on the table-tennis hustler and champion Marty Reisman, who died in 2012, at the age of eighty-two.—
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The captain also saw what everyone else did on Saturday, too — Michkov’s confidence seems to be on the rise.—
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Truly’s confidence and abilities certainly don’t appear to be an issue.—
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Unfortunately, the austerity and elegance of the downstairs dining room acts as a dampener, hushing the salad’s brashness and sapping much of the fun.—
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Eddie’s brashness contrasted with Gus’s more reserved nature, but their differences amused one another.—
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“Brazenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazenness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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