Definitions
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- adjective
Impudent ,brazen . - adjective typography Of text emphasized by being set in a
font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
boldface . (to print or write in a bold manner)
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Examples
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And I just love the tired trick of quoting someone else’s title in boldfaced capital letters and then backing feigning detachment.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Nazi Scandal Engulfs Human Rights Watch” 2010
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Matt, I think this kind of boldfaced deceit and corruption is a post-modern phenomenom.
Firedoglake » “Merchants of Misery” and the “Do-Less-Than-Nothing” Congress 2006
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Her clients: Steve Martin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Arianna Huffington are among the boldfaced names who have enlisted Ms. Ireland to outfit their homes in her signature aristocrat-gone-boho style, which juxtaposes clean-lined antiques and beautifully aged natural finishes with boldly colored global-chic textiles.
Monastic Fantastic Jen Renzi 2011
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Oversized, capitalized, and boldfaced letters for emphasis.
Stinky 2009
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The only relevant factor — as the boldfaced quotes I provided make clear — was whether the confession was used attrial.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ten Rules for Dealing with Police 2010
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Oversized, capitalized, and boldfaced letters for emphasis.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Every now and again, guests wonder how a boldfaced name got set up with a certain institution, but that wasn't that case here.
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Despite numerous boldfaced clues to the nature of their problem -- including a stall-warning alarm that blared 75 times -- they were simply baffled.
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NO DOUBT that any claims to serving even ONE TOUR in Vietnam is a boldfaced lie.
Michael Allan Fraser 2010
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Inside she shares her beauty secrets and talks about her sex tape with Ray J, which arguably propelled her from Paris Hilton's sidekick to a boldfaced name herself.
Kim Kardashian On 'Humiliating' Sex Tape, Her Hairless Body 2010
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