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brandish
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brandish verb dangle before the eyes, display, draw one's sword, exhibit, flap, flaunt, flourish, gesture, rattle the saber, shake, show, swing, threaten, vibrare, wag, waggle, wave, wield
Associated concepts: harassment, menacing
See also: display, flaunt, wield


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In 70 pages, Ramsey brandishes bravado with lines like "women are like basketball/everyman has a starting five/and one coming off the bench" and then delves into the depths of devotion with metaphoric murmurs like ".
The bandit typically approaches a bank teller, brandishes a handgun and gives the employee a note demanding $100 and $50 bills, Mack said.
``One brandishes a gun while the other jumps behind the counter and empties out the cash register.
 
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