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displaying or marked by rude boldness
a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first
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Recent Examples of brassy
This is a man on the upswing, and he’s carried to Philadelphia on the strength of Daniel Blumberg’s throbbing score, which pivots between industrial percussion and brassy jazz horns with the force of a twin-piston engine.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Early on, Jacobs’s music even welcomes Christian rock into the soundscape, mixing it with American folk and brassy pop.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The party expresses its new ideology in simplistic, brassy terms, drawing on unsubtle readings of classics and disallowing critiques.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Playing in between was a brassy Canadian from a hardscrabble background: Shania Twain.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Early on, Jacobs’s music even welcomes Christian rock into the soundscape, mixing it with American folk and brassy pop.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The party expresses its new ideology in simplistic, brassy terms, drawing on unsubtle readings of classics and disallowing critiques.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Playing in between was a brassy Canadian from a hardscrabble background: Shania Twain.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brassy
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This length was all added ahead of the windshield, giving the Vanquish the bold proportions of a proper dream car.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Upcoming event: Join business's brightest minds and boldest leaders at the Fortune Global Forum, convening November 11 and 12 in New York City.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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No one’s ever asked the kids up in the Grading The Week offices to help them with their taxes, but those wise apples sure know how to work a calculator.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Educating employees—especially those in finance roles—about the risks of fraudulent invoices and how to verify payment requests would be wise for organizations to prioritize in light of novel cyberattacks like this.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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So put on your spooky, sweet or sassy costume and enjoy the day.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Armstrong The strong, motivated and sassy business woman, who has an unfinished connection with Harper from college.Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Oct. 2024
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In Biden’s tenure, U.S. adversaries have grown increasingly brazen in their provocations and ramped up cooperation with each other.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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The rise of brazen, unlicensed marijuana sellers is a relatively new phenomenon, probably driven in part by growing public acceptance of marijuana and the relatively easy access to pot being cultivated for legal sale in dozens of states.Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Daniels has already been a breath of fresh air for the franchise.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Made from fresh fruit in season but often released the next year, many local producers have excellent examples of these products.Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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First, a couple of recipes that start with searing pork chops before finishing them in a more saucy liquid environment.Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mitzi Gaynor, the leggy entertainer whose saucy vitality and blond beauty graced the big screen in South Pacific and on Las Vegas stages and in spectacular TV specials, has died.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Joining Burr on the big election episode is cocky rocker Mk.gee as musical guest.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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No nerves for Mike Franks, though — a cocky, mustachioed figure of indeterminate Southern origin who wears his machismo and political incorrectness on his suspenders.Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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After public outrage quashed a brash attempt by Congress to increase member pay by 51% in early 1989, a more modest hike of 10% was passed through The Ethics Reform Act of 1989, signed into law by President George Bush on Nov. 30, 1989.Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pay gains have slowed considerably since March 2022, a reflection of a rebalancing of supply and demand in the labor market following the pandemic as well as the impacts from the Federal Reserve’s brash increase in interest rates to rein in high inflation.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Brassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brassy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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