as in honestly
to tell the truth
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Recent Examples of frankly
The pricing for a Pro account is, frankly, atrocious.
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PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
And of course, there’s the turmoil in the US Treasury market — the clearest, and frankly scariest, rebuke of Trump’s tariff policies to date.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Split Fiction takes everything the studio has learned from those games and expanded on it in the most creative and frankly jubilant way imaginable.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Per the inimitable Nicole Kidman, movies have a unique power to provoke intense emotions, and frankly that may be all that’s separating us from the looming robots at this point.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
And of course, there’s the turmoil in the US Treasury market — the clearest, and frankly scariest, rebuke of Trump’s tariff policies to date.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Split Fiction takes everything the studio has learned from those games and expanded on it in the most creative and frankly jubilant way imaginable.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Per the inimitable Nicole Kidman, movies have a unique power to provoke intense emotions, and frankly that may be all that’s separating us from the looming robots at this point.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankly
Adverb
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During interviews, communicate the company culture and expectations honestly.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Just seeing the excitement of Chicago for both of us, honestly, was really cool at that time.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The first song written was actually the first song released.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2025
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But in this case, unfortunately, Netflix quite deliberately forsook what was actually unique about the novel to produce a series resembling every other historical program now on offer — with a few more olive trees.—
Anthony Paletta,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Part of the invitation design, and part of the idea of curating your event, also includes really fun attire recommendations.—
Maria Ward,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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That was the one that really got people pissed on their side.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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And indeed, there are few of its peers with the ambition to create art on this scale.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Discovering a galaxy without dark matter is indeed perplexing, like finding a shadow without a source.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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