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displaying or marked by rude boldness
the child proceeded to tell a bold-faced lie despite the evidence right in front of us
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Recent Examples of bold-faced
All of the numbers carry a bold-faced asterisk for being either not fully reflective of tariff effects or helped temporarily by some pull-forward of demand to get ahead of tariffs.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025
The country-hopping schedule would take him from yachts and parties to formal events and beach clubs, and the bold-faced name client needed the right threads to match the environments.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Kyle and Kamilla doubled down on their ruse by whipping up a bold-faced lie: that Shauhin showed Kamilla an immunity idol that didn’t even exist!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 May 2025
Of the thousands of shirts sold, the number of bold-faced names that have shimmied their shoulders into the piece is long: first up was Haider Ackermann, and then the designer was quickly joined by the likes of Pedro Pascal, Troye Sivan, Addison Rae and more.
—Sam Manzella, Them., 1 May 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025
The country-hopping schedule would take him from yachts and parties to formal events and beach clubs, and the bold-faced name client needed the right threads to match the environments.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Kyle and Kamilla doubled down on their ruse by whipping up a bold-faced lie: that Shauhin showed Kamilla an immunity idol that didn’t even exist!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 May 2025
Of the thousands of shirts sold, the number of bold-faced names that have shimmied their shoulders into the piece is long: first up was Haider Ackermann, and then the designer was quickly joined by the likes of Pedro Pascal, Troye Sivan, Addison Rae and more.
—Sam Manzella, Them., 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bold-faced
Adjective
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The film, a bold, tender Mexican road movie, will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival‘s Horizons section.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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Patience is the ultimate virtue Thanks to the three biggest decisions Ujiri made in the 13 months leading up to the title — the firing of Dwane Casey, the trade for Kawhi Leonard and the deadline trade for Marc Gasol — Ujiri gained a reputation for bold, abrupt decision-making.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The wise stargazer brings warm clothes, bug spray and snacks — and takes breaks from staring at the sky every 30 minutes or so.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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For investors, is the resolve to assume tariff threats are bluffs and the impact easily handled a wise stance based on lessons learned in the April overshoot sell-off?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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First, there are highly vocal AI luminaires making individualized brazen predictions.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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By the early 1990s, RAM’s Thursday night concerts were wildly popular, marathon affairs charged with increasingly brazen protests against the military junta that ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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The cause of death was traumatic blunt force injuries.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
21 July 2025
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The magnetized tank struck the child, who died of blunt force trauma injuries.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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Horse Dive Bar, a cheeky cocktail den inspired by boardwalk nostalgia, mixes inventive drinks like the Red Lips (tequila, spicy Aperol, passion fruit) and Happy Jack (Tito’s, coffee liqueur, caramel, peanut).—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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In May, the supermodel shared another cheeky couples moment.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Soon after, a survey found a new gelatinous ball of fresh eggs near the microphone that recorded it.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
19 July 2025
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From this central hub, fresh batches of corn dog batter and hot dogs are prepped before runners take the food to the other three locations.—
Amelia Wu
July 19,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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One’s insolent, calling him lame and old, and the other affectedly infantile, but both are exhausting in their own way.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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The government, in an insolent filing on Sunday evening, rewrote that instruction.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Bold-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bold-faced. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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