as in honest
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
a newspaper columnist who has been very outspoken on a number of controversial issues
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Recent Examples of outspoken
Both have been targets of social media hate speech and both are outspoken against it.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Trump’s choice to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Dave Weldon, has also been an outspoken critic of the agency’s vaccine program.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly asked Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), an outspoken Ukraine supporter.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
And [Israel] also tried to silence the outspoken voices of what remains from the U.N.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Trump’s choice to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Dave Weldon, has also been an outspoken critic of the agency’s vaccine program.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly asked Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), an outspoken Ukraine supporter.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
And [Israel] also tried to silence the outspoken voices of what remains from the U.N.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outspoken
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In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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These candid conversations reveal a nuanced picture of the sector — one of adaptation, re-imagining, and, hopefully, resilience.Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mendoza was a little more candid about Marte, the veteran right fielder who has one more year left on his four-year contract.Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Building resilience starts with self-awareness–frank discussions of what isn't working, near-term headwinds, strategic obstacles and missing capabilities.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Cher is a bracing read, peppered with caustic quips and self-effacing anecdotes, but fundamentally frank.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The film will star vocal talent from the series including Melanie Zanetti and David McCormack as Bluey’s mum and dad, Chilli and Bandit Heeler, and music created by Bluey composer Joff Bush.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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As part of this, Apple has been very vocal about privacy, stating that its AI features are offered partly on the device and in its Private Cloud Compute.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The singer recently announced her forthcoming album, The Right Person Will Stay, which is set to arrive May 21 2025.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2024
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Enter Plus One, the group’s forthcoming album (due on Valentine’s Day 2025), which represents their distinct take on commercial country music.Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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The movie is still pretty fun, though, with a surprisingly forthright performance from Depp (who gets his rock-star rocks off) and some excellent supporting work from Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, and especially Sacha Baron Cohen, who has a blast in his brief, grisly appearance.Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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Other startups, like Perplexity, backed by Nvidia and Jeff Bezos, are more forthright about competing with Google.Richard Nieva, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Outspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outspoken. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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