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Recent Examples of bluntly
To put it more bluntly, your search results are getting sloptimized.
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Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
His land-use consultant, Athena Novak, frames their position bluntly.
—Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Their younger sister, Kerry Kennedy, put it far more bluntly.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The exhibit pulls few punches, referring bluntly to pushback against racial progress, widening gaps between rich and poor and drivers of the conservative movement from presidents Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Or, more bluntly, what happens if/when the money runs out?
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Well, the longer term impact, to put it very bluntly, is not good.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
Another Israeli source put it more bluntly.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Surrounded by, among others, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and several family members, Trump stares bluntly as Swanson and Landwehr go at it.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
His land-use consultant, Athena Novak, frames their position bluntly.
—Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Their younger sister, Kerry Kennedy, put it far more bluntly.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The exhibit pulls few punches, referring bluntly to pushback against racial progress, widening gaps between rich and poor and drivers of the conservative movement from presidents Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Or, more bluntly, what happens if/when the money runs out?
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Well, the longer term impact, to put it very bluntly, is not good.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
Another Israeli source put it more bluntly.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Surrounded by, among others, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and several family members, Trump stares bluntly as Swanson and Landwehr go at it.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluntly
Adverb
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In some instances, judges brusquely threw cases out of court after prosecutors walked in with little evidence.—
Brian Rokos,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The veil having been brusquely lifted from his eyes, Blair eventually left the service.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Last week, Pacifica residents were shocked when the city abruptly closed its iconic pier after cracks developed in its base.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The order from Phelan, who abruptly departed his post in April, said the board should consider an officer’s performance, competence and character, among other traits, as part of those qualifications.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Programs like Breakthrough Therapy designation, Accelerated Approval, expanded access and the use of surrogate endpoints exist precisely because traditional timelines are not always appropriate when lives are at stake.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Over the course of three weeks and nearly 150 hours, Mike Elder carefully crafted his honeybee sculpture, welding on antennas and legs, sculpting the yellow and black-striped body from foam and precisely designing its intricate wings.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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“Bluntly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluntly. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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