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as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
an interview in which the members of the rock band speak with candor about their recent squabbling
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as in brilliance
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the desert sun shone down on the intrepid travelers with fiery candor
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Recent Examples of candor
Even Lanzmann himself, who went on to direct a handful of movies using footage that didn’t make Shoah’s original cut, would never again attain the heights, and existential depths, of an epic that explored the Holocaust with such profound candor and compassion.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Implement Feedback Loops In 2025, companies should prioritize the creation of a culture of radical candor through regular, open feedback loops.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
In a clip shared with PEOPLE exclusively, Richard talks about bringing Dr. Frank-N-Furter to life and the significance of the character and his candor.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Hancock hopes his candor will encourage other coaches struggling with mental health to come forward and seek help.
—Devyn Byers, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Implement Feedback Loops In 2025, companies should prioritize the creation of a culture of radical candor through regular, open feedback loops.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
In a clip shared with PEOPLE exclusively, Richard talks about bringing Dr. Frank-N-Furter to life and the significance of the character and his candor.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Hancock hopes his candor will encourage other coaches struggling with mental health to come forward and seek help.
—Devyn Byers, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
Noun
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Create a brutal truth resume that shocks people with its honesty.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Through raw honesty and unwavering determination, Jason’s story resonates as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of self-discovery and acceptance.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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This is reissue as excavation, revealing new layers of brilliance in an album that already felt limitless.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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While other fashion capitals had moments of brilliance, Paris stood out for its ability to merge artistry with wearability, offering collections that felt exciting yet deeply rooted in craftsmanship.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump has indulged in overly optimistic rhetoric about Moscow’s sincerity, and questions about his true aims linger.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
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The pair’s smiles—seemingly so warm just moments prior—now appear painfully, alarmingly, pasted on, throwing their earlier sincerity into question.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Red Planet, shining at magnitude –1.4, is 40° to the east-northeast, and the king of planets, Jove, still near its greatest brilliancy for the year at magnitude –2.8, lies 46° west-southwest of Luna.—
Michael E. Bakich,
Discover Magazine,
7 Nov. 2022
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Apple already tunes its IPS panels to draw more color coverage and brightness out of them than usual, so imagine what OLED could do married to the MacBook Air’s color coverage and its True Tone color-temperature-adjustment feature.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
12 Mar. 2025
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There's a lot of brightness, but there's a lot of darkness.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dry basics of the case are where Morris and CHAOS flounder a little and cause the documentary to lose the directness of its argument.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trust that employees value directness over sugarcoating.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Plunkett, so adept at channeling great pain through layers of gauzy lightness, reveals the depths of the character’s fear and avoidance when Ella asks if Joy will be present for her death.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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The result is a robust overall runtime that nonetheless gives you a sense of lightness.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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