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WOTW #15 concerted

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This week’s word is brought to you by the letter ‘C’

 

Like an orchestra performing at a concert, a concerted effort means two of more parties coming together in a well coordinated action.

Synonyms include:  joint, collaborative, united, combined, cooperative.

 

Example sentences:

  1. All the staff made a concerted effort to make the new manager feel welcome.
  2. To minimise the effects of this pandemic, the authorities and the public must make an concerted attempt to reduce socialising.
  3. All the members of parliament from the different political parties are committed to a concerted push to help the country manage the effects of the virus.

 

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WOTW #14 brazen

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This week’s word is brought to you by the letter ‘B’.

‘Brazen‘ has two meanings:

a) Made of brass; a term used mostly in older styles of English. e.g. a brazen cup

b) bold and without shame.

Synonyms include: blatant, bold, shameless, impudent, unabashed.

Examples of use for the second meaning:

  1. In a brazen assault, the robbers fired their weapons at the policeman.
  2. The brazen thief broke into the jewellery store even though he knew he knew they had a good security system.
  3. When I wasn’t looking, my brazen pet dog jumped up the table and stole my piece of roast chicken fillet.
  4. The brazen reporter did not hesitate to ask the star an unsuitable question.
  5. The opposition leader’s speech was full of brazen accusations of corruption and impropriety.
  6. When asked about the missing money in the cash register, he told me a mendacious and brazen lie.
  7. How many foreign visitors, cheated by scammers, have been surprised that such obvious swindling could be conducted in such brazen and open fashion?
  8. Although Jenny knew she had not finished her assignment, she made a brazen attempt to fool her teacher

 

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