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Recent Examples of candidly
When Vikings players reconvened last month to begin the formal offseason training program, Jefferson spoke candidly to reporters about his excitement over Murray’s arrival — and his expectation for McCarthy’s improvement.
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Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
In the film, Ventura interviews the band members separately, with each person candidly reflecting on the group’s success and their downfall.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026
And candidly, in my day-to-day work running a fintech company, the hysteria simply doesn’t square with the reality.
—Gil Mandelzis, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Speaking to reporters postgame, Kiner-Falefa candidly acknowledged that his inconsistent playing time has weighed on him.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
After the finale aired, the pair spoke candidly with PEOPLE about adjusting to life as a public couple after keeping their relationship secret while the season aired.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
By continuing to speak so candidly about the importance of mental health, Phelps is helping to shift the narrative.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
That may partly explain why audiences respond strongly when powerful men discuss addiction candidly.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The version of Crews who was demoted to Triple A before Opening Day, candidly, was not ready to hit those goals in early April.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
In the film, Ventura interviews the band members separately, with each person candidly reflecting on the group’s success and their downfall.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026
And candidly, in my day-to-day work running a fintech company, the hysteria simply doesn’t square with the reality.
—Gil Mandelzis, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Speaking to reporters postgame, Kiner-Falefa candidly acknowledged that his inconsistent playing time has weighed on him.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
After the finale aired, the pair spoke candidly with PEOPLE about adjusting to life as a public couple after keeping their relationship secret while the season aired.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
By continuing to speak so candidly about the importance of mental health, Phelps is helping to shift the narrative.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
That may partly explain why audiences respond strongly when powerful men discuss addiction candidly.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The version of Crews who was demoted to Triple A before Opening Day, candidly, was not ready to hit those goals in early April.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidly
Adverb
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Pimentel argued the school failed to intervene despite students openly discussing the security guard's behavior.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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That includes making the connection between gender-balanced leadership and business results explicit, ensuring women have a seat at the table in core decision-making roles, and sharing progress openly with employees, investors, and prospective hires.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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The possibilities felt endless and, honestly, overwhelming.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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That story of American exceptionalism deserves to be told honestly and proudly.—
Kathy Szeliga,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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The logo-shooting, circus-passing, shape-shifting revelation who was once arguably the most famous basketball player in the world has become rude, entitled and, frankly, not all that fun.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The American Revolution was, at heart, frankly and undeniably secularist.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Foley has been the one board member who has forthrightly stood up for oversight and accountability on every key issue.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Coming off the ice, Malinin forthrightly congratulated the winner, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, as if to communicate that Shaidorov won the prize from his own efforts, not from Malinin’s failure.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Premiering the first of eight episodes on Sunday, March 22, The Comeback’s shaggy, despairing, hilarious, and sometimes baldly sentimental third season spends its first two episodes running through all the horsemen of the Hollywood-pocalypse.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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My job, bluntly, was to spy, but to do it in a way that wasn’t baldly obvious either.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That doesn’t mean that Holocaust educators are unreservedly enthusiastic about the new approach.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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The love songs that set its mood are unreservedly sexy and most of all funny — including that dirty ‘Wood’ — expressing genuine affection and delight.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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If Winifred is instantly, bizarrely offputting, her employers are more straightforwardly ghastly.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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The hero of Vidal’s novel is straightforwardly based on Hearst, while the wealthy, castle-dwelling Californian in Huxley’s novel bears a more veiled, but still unmistakable, resemblance to him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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Say the kind thing plainly, then follow it with timing, details, or a small plan that lets the opening become real.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The team plainly had no business there.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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“Candidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidly. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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