as in bold
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
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!
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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
Whoopi Goldberg, Toni Braxton, and Shonda Rhimes were some of the bold-faced influencers to leave the platform.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, Melanie Lynskey, Kumail Nanjiani and Justin Theroux are just a few of the bold-faced names who will appear as victims, killers or occasionally both on the show’s second season.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
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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
Whoopi Goldberg, Toni Braxton, and Shonda Rhimes were some of the bold-faced influencers to leave the platform.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, Melanie Lynskey, Kumail Nanjiani and Justin Theroux are just a few of the bold-faced names who will appear as victims, killers or occasionally both on the show’s second season.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bold-faced
Adjective
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In a city where so many big plans have gone so badly for 30 years, San Diego residents shouldn’t just be wary when another bold proposal comes long — they should be terrified.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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And Los Angeles needs bold, systemic reform to meet the moment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 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
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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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In other words — not to be too blunt about it — employers took responsibility for training their workers to work for them.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
5 July 2025
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The man identified as Moore-Hodges walked away from the park around 3:50 a.m. According to the complaint, an autopsy on June 30 affirmed the victim died of multiple blunt force injuries to his head and neck.—
Ariela Lopez,
jsonline.com,
4 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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Designer Elizabeth Ghia’s inspiring spaces bring icons of design history into the 21st century for spaces that feel fresh yet classic.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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Everything then was fresh, local, and far more creative than people of today can even imagine.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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