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not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
I took the remark as a bald-faced accusation that I had cheated
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Recent Examples of bald-faced
Demand an end to bald-faced lies and ballooning of the budget deficit.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Great White Year: 1981 Director: Enzo G. Castellari Runtime: 1h 28m
Few Jaws rip-offs are quite as bald-faced in their theft as Great White, an Italian production directed by Enzo G. Castellari.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025
Bald-Faced Hornet The bald-faced hornet is a yellowjacket that builds round or football-shaped nests in shrubs, attached to buildings, or high aboveground in trees.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
When Napoleon insists on Antonin serving a dessert in the form of a pyramid — a bald-faced invocation of the war between France and England, and a provocation to the English ambassador, who is theoretically the guest of honor — Antonin duly wheels one into the dining room.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
While Sandoval is perhaps taking advantage of this in the most bald-faced way on The Traitors, he’s joined by the likes of Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’s mysterious ex-husband, and Ivar Mountbatten, a minor royal who used to work for the parent company of Cambridge Analytica.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
While Sandoval is perhaps taking advantage of this in the most bald-faced way on The Traitors, he’s joined by the likes of Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’s mysterious ex-husband, and Ivar Mountbatten, a minor royal who used to work for the parent company of Cambridge Analytica.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Messages left by other players appear in your world, offering hints, encouragement, jokes, or bald-faced lies.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
And yet a man who would be president — and the man who would be his vice president, JD Vance — continue to repeat such bald-faced lies.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Great White Year: 1981 Director: Enzo G. Castellari Runtime: 1h 28m
Few Jaws rip-offs are quite as bald-faced in their theft as Great White, an Italian production directed by Enzo G. Castellari.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025
Bald-Faced Hornet The bald-faced hornet is a yellowjacket that builds round or football-shaped nests in shrubs, attached to buildings, or high aboveground in trees.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
When Napoleon insists on Antonin serving a dessert in the form of a pyramid — a bald-faced invocation of the war between France and England, and a provocation to the English ambassador, who is theoretically the guest of honor — Antonin duly wheels one into the dining room.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
While Sandoval is perhaps taking advantage of this in the most bald-faced way on The Traitors, he’s joined by the likes of Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’s mysterious ex-husband, and Ivar Mountbatten, a minor royal who used to work for the parent company of Cambridge Analytica.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
While Sandoval is perhaps taking advantage of this in the most bald-faced way on The Traitors, he’s joined by the likes of Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’s mysterious ex-husband, and Ivar Mountbatten, a minor royal who used to work for the parent company of Cambridge Analytica.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Messages left by other players appear in your world, offering hints, encouragement, jokes, or bald-faced lies.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
And yet a man who would be president — and the man who would be his vice president, JD Vance — continue to repeat such bald-faced lies.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bald-faced
Adjective
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But a sharp turn straight into country seems like far too obvious a path for a singer-songwriter who has quietly done her own thing.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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And then there are the descriptions of the additional terms, which may not be obvious.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The public display hit televisions and phone screens across the country and was an unmistakable signal that the Trump administration was not done flexing its political muscle in California.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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Dignity Through Every Stage Of Life The shift in conversation is unmistakable.—
Karen Fonseth,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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In apparent disbelief, Berger simply sank to her knees, her arms outstretched and a huge grin on her face, and watched as her jubilant teammates sprinted towards her to celebrate.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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Another apparent fan of tanning is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., America’s perpetually bronzed health secretary, who was spotted visiting a tanning salon last month.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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The talent is evident, yet the three aim to stay humble.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
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White’s taste for Richardsonian sturdiness was evident in the roughhewn blocks of bluestone forming the ground floor and the twenty-five-foot-wide iron portcullis guarding the arched entrance.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Usually, first-round contracts are straightforward, with terms outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
24 July 2025
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Watching the Dragon Ball franchise in release order is fairly straightforward.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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But his bet is clear: That in a fractured media world, personality, tone, and trust matter more than legacy or even scale.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Now it's become clear that electric vehicles won’t take over as quickly as expected.—
Stuart Dyos,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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“Bald-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bald-faced. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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