bra·vu·ra
brə-ˈvyu̇r-ə 
brä-,
-ˈvu̇r-
1
music
: a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution
2
: a florid brilliant style
3
: a show of daring or brilliance
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Adjective
a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
In the play’s most bravura scene, Doaker explains the origins of the piano and its significance to this family.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Its most bravura trick is rooted less in a display of mastery than one of vulnerability.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 June 2023
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Noun
Because his go-to mode is kicked back and relaxed, Harrelson isn’t someone critics associate with having a lot of ambitious or bravura performances.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
In the play’s most bravura scene, Doaker explains the origins of the piano and its significance to this family.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Sanders, on the other hand — in the most outrageously, satisfyingly bravura role of his career — doubles down on the stereotype.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Its most bravura trick is rooted less in a display of mastery than one of vulnerability.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 June 2023
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“Bravura.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bravura. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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