boldface
Americannoun
adjective
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of boldface
Vocabulary lists containing boldface
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Similar checks soon came from John’s older brothers and their wives, and from other boldface names of San Francisco society: the Schwabs of finance, the Swigs of real estate, the Pritzkers of hotels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“Lewd,” “weird” and “creepy” were some of the words used to describe Mr. Jefferies—in enormous boldface type on the front pages of the British papers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
But many outlets, such as this one, presented the speech with the lines used in the ad in boldface, so anyone could see there was no misrepresentation of Reagan’s general feelings about trade and tariffs.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025
Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter’s memoir, ‘When the Going Was Good,’ chronicles the glamour, the power and the boldface names from the golden age of magazine publishing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025
Other terms seem to be introduced with no rationale other than that they look impressive when printed in boldface type inside a little box in the middle of the page.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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