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as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness
with an audacious disregard for innocent bystanders, rival gang members opened fire
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as in courageous
foolishly adventurous or bold
an audacious effort to start her own business with no real plan or funding
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as in adventurous
inclined or willing to take risks
audacious adventurers risking everything they had for a shot at glory
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Recent Examples of audacious
But until then, what can today’s leaders learn from Hefner’s audacious move?
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The film has been praised as an audacious modern Cinderella story after winning the Palme d’Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
If the first phase of Oct. 7—breaching the fence erected by Israel and overrunning its military bases—was an audacious military operation, the assault on the civilian settlements beyond was something else.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The audacious attack, during which more than eighty bombs were dropped on residential buildings that sit atop the group’s underground headquarters, was ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from New York, before delivering a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The film has been praised as an audacious modern Cinderella story after winning the Palme d’Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
If the first phase of Oct. 7—breaching the fence erected by Israel and overrunning its military bases—was an audacious military operation, the assault on the civilian settlements beyond was something else.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The audacious attack, during which more than eighty bombs were dropped on residential buildings that sit atop the group’s underground headquarters, was ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from New York, before delivering a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audacious
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The suited ensemble featured a bold purple hue with a double-breasted blazer and gold buttons.Julia Teti, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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AllModern Laurene Blackout Curtain Panel $45 $40 Wayfair There’s something timeless about a bold windowpane pattern.Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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These were just those courageous enough to answer truthfully.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Erika Sanders of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council hopes the center will force stakeholders and policymakers to ask tough questions that may be uncomfortable but courageous.La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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Chances are good our adventurous readers have taken a trip that’s right up your alley — and then shared not only their travel adventures but their practical tips, too.Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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While best known for its flashy entertainment and adventurous activities — from bumper cars and ice skating to surfing and indoor skydiving simulators — Royal Caribbean offers something for all types of travelers.Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 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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Tyrone Rogers, 17, pleaded guilty Monday to armed robbery, attempted armed robbery as a party to a crime, first-degree reckless endangering safety and driving or operating a vehicle without an owner's consent.Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Once she is medically cleared she will be booked at Santa Rita Jail on assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, reckless evading of a peace officer, failure to obey a court order and resisting arrest with an enhancement of committing a felony while out on her own recognizance.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Mai appeared in a daring backless dress with a high halter neck.Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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His drumming was essential to the daring leap the Bee Gees made into the disco years, providing an insistent pulse for some of the decade’s most memorable hits.Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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As the stealing has become more brazen, the topic has grabbed a higher profile.Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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Google rival DuckDuckGo, whose executives testified during last year’s trial, said that the Justice Department is doing what needs to be done to rein in a brazen monopolist.Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Incredibly the only sitcom on this list, NBC’s Powerless was a brave, brief foray into what still is wildly uncharted territory in cape comic TV shows.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Unlike the crime thriller elements that are just OK, there’s energy, urgency and a convincing naturalism when the focus is on Yan and Sister taking brave and sometimes dangerous steps to reclaim their right to self-determination.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Audacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audacious. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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