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free from all additions or embellishment
I'm telling the unvarnished truth
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Recent Examples of unvarnished
Though Jobs shut down the idea of an America iPhone flat out with Obama, Cook hasn’t taken the same unvarnished approach.
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Her earlier work, unvarnished, passionate, and direct, delivers blunt messages.
—Fernando Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
That understanding includes an unvarnished view of the purpose of Confederate monuments.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Garland has long been fascinated by failures of the human imagination, and the sole purpose of this 93-minute immersion test is to bring the unvarnished truth of what those SEALs experienced in Ramadi closer to home.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unvarnished
Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Her earlier work, unvarnished, passionate, and direct, delivers blunt messages.
—Fernando Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
That understanding includes an unvarnished view of the purpose of Confederate monuments.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Garland has long been fascinated by failures of the human imagination, and the sole purpose of this 93-minute immersion test is to bring the unvarnished truth of what those SEALs experienced in Ramadi closer to home.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unvarnished
Adjective
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Style them with a simple tank for a casual day out, or add a blazer and ballet flats for a more polished airport look.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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Simple Systems: Create ease and flow with simple back-end structures and client journeys.—
Christine Williams,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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There are many causes for hair loss—pregnancy, medication, stress, tight styling, or just plain genetics, to name a few.—
Danielle Cohen,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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Our Review Only recent Macs with either M4 Pro or M4 Max CPUs support Thunderbolt 5; Macs with plain M4 chips will not.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Some birds use mud to either build or shore up their nests, so leaving a muddy patch of ground unadorned would be appreciated by them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Papal Gentlemen—laymen who attend to the Pope’s private needs and aid in his displays of hospitality and diplomacy—acted as pallbearers in black suits, carrying the unadorned wooden casket that held Francis’s body.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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It can't be seen with the naked eye, but a curious weather pattern in the upper level atmosphere above the continental United States is forecast to generate unsettled weather and some big temperature contrasts into the weekend.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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While, erm, pleasuring himself in the shower, a fully naked and very drunk Sean is taken aback by a familiar face who enters his bathroom.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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“Unvarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unvarnished. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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