as in frankly
to tell the truth
admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that
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Recent Examples of admittedly
Soto chose the Mets, which could have been a knock-out blow for an ownership group that in recent years had admittedly been averse to mega contracts.
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Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Which is admittedly unexpected, given who’s playing the lovelorn professional killers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Bank of America said investors appear to be swapping attention-catching growth names for an admittedly more boring group: banks.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Hurts threw for over 220 yards and two touchdowns in the game, while Barkley, who admittedly had a quiet game thanks to the Chiefs defense, made history by beating Terrell Davis’ record for the most rushing yards in the regular season and playoffs.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Which is admittedly unexpected, given who’s playing the lovelorn professional killers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Bank of America said investors appear to be swapping attention-catching growth names for an admittedly more boring group: banks.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Hurts threw for over 220 yards and two touchdowns in the game, while Barkley, who admittedly had a quiet game thanks to the Chiefs defense, made history by beating Terrell Davis’ record for the most rushing yards in the regular season and playoffs.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admittedly
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And Demko, frankly, had been carrying the team in the final two weeks leading up to the break.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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But the lack of respect for Linda Fiorentino’s other contributions to the erotic thriller by constantly listing that one movie first is frankly disrespectful to her legacy.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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The silky set-up was delivered by… honestly, who else would to be? Miami is suitably loaded with international stars eager to play alongside Messi.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Address their concerns openly and honestly, highlighting AI as a tool for empowerment, not replacement.—
Puneet Gaur,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Because the people who shape sustainability narratives—the media, activists, even filmmakers—rarely engage with the people actually developing technology.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Her latest winner may be new to No. 1, but the title isn’t actually brand new to the U.K.’s 100-spot ranking of the most popular albums.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Those are really very interesting itineraries that are still very popular.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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For most of the season (and really his career), he's been a cone on defense, and the consistent iso high elbow post ups is just not efficient basketball anymore.—
Eric Nehm,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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If that's indeed the case, Mark and Gemma might be integral to the project as their connection seems to have been one of true love and the show has given us many hints that, despite Lumon's best efforts, love transcends severance.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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For example, when the sun burps out a cloud of plasma called a coronal mass ejection (CME), PUNCH can determine the CME's exact trajectory and velocity, following the CME all the way through the inner solar system and towards Earth (if it's indeed headed to us).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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