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“Bolder” or “Boulder”

bolder / boulder are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

bolder b·OW·l·d·er

  • adjectivefearless and daring.
  • adjectiveclear and distinct.

boulder b·OW·l·d·er

  • nouna large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin.
  • nouna town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town.
Usage

Examples in context

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“bolder”

  • discussions over Manchuria, Yikuang "was bolder in resisting the Russians [than
  • the Church's year, was much bolder, requiring changes even to canon
  • Avenue Ultra along with a bolder grille that carried a larger
  • His earlier work used bolder colors than later work, which
  • but resurfaced with a somewhat bolder approach on 2009-2010 releases through
  • Performers gradually grew bolder, incorporating some of old nueva
  • in contrast to the relatively bolder incarnations present in the 1988
  • Linda Bolder (born 1988), Israeli-Dutch Olympic judoka

“boulder”

  • and Radiation Hydrodynamics Conference in Boulder, Colorado Dedicated to Dimitri
  • Category:University of Colorado Boulder alumni
  • 1937–39 were held in the Boulder Mountains north of Sun Valley.
  • The boulder strips on the top two
  • the two principal singer/songwriters for Boulder, Colorado-based rock band Navarro.
  • This site is ecologically diverse boulder clay woodland, with a range
  • Minneapolis, the Cornhuskers arrived in Boulder looking for another win to
  • the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin.
  • (1997) Boulder, CO, RWH Publishing, 512pp.
  • KCEC in Boulder, Colorado

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