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Synonyms
body, bulk, chief, core, generality, heft [archaic], main, mass, staple, weight
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The Afghan police have taken the brunt of a lot of these attacks particularly in small outposts. — CBS News, "Transcript: Michael Vickers talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 28 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately her seating position took the brunt of the impact. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, "Apple Programmer Killed When Rideshare Is Struck by Stolen Vehicle, and Driver Charged with Murder," 28 Aug. 2019 Despite his wild attempts, the forward will not take the brunt of criticism from Lilywhites supporters. — SI.com, "Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Joelinton Gets Off the Mark in England," 25 Aug. 2019 Ampudia says Rosarito was spared much of the violence, but took the brunt of the finnacial impact with tourism dropping 98 percent and Papas and Beer, which his parents launched in the 1983, close to going out of business. — Dave Brooks, Billboard, "Baja Beach Fest Returns to Rosarito this Weekend with Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Ozuna," 13 Aug. 2019 Bryson DeChambeau took the brunt of that criticism for slow play. — Evan Hilbert, USA TODAY, "He was the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft. Now he's homeless (again) and refusing help," 11 Aug. 2019 Banks, retailers and communications companies took the brunt of the selling. — Washington Post, "US stocks slip ahead of key Fed meeting, busy earnings week," 29 July 2019 Pressly is still reporting soreness in his right knee, which took the brunt of an Andrelton Simmons ground ball on July 18 in Anaheim. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros consider putting Ryan Pressly on injured list," 27 July 2019 But that committee failed, and programs at the annual discretion of Congress took the brunt of the cuts. — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, "Divided House Passes 2-Year Budget Deal to Raise Spending," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brunt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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