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free from all additions or embellishment
I'm telling the unvarnished truth
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Recent Examples of unvarnished
Certain Sturm und Drang surrounding Rust between 2021 and today was echoed inside Toruń’s unvarnished Cinema City.
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Nick Newman, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
The album’s raw, unvarnished portrayal of life’s trials and resilience resonates deeply with me.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Here’s my unvarnished take on what might be the ultimate urban sanctuary.
—Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
But getting to this unvarnished point was a process.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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Nick Newman, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
The album’s raw, unvarnished portrayal of life’s trials and resilience resonates deeply with me.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Here’s my unvarnished take on what might be the ultimate urban sanctuary.
—Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
But getting to this unvarnished point was a process.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unvarnished
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The equation is simple: The more authoritarianism in the world, the more dissidents.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pay particular attention to Chapters 8 and 20, where Graham discusses the margin of safety concept and the simple but profound concept that buying a share of stock is actually owning part of a whole business.Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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These are all radical Islamic terrorist organizations, plain and simple.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Use plain language in your policies, and provide users with clear, easy-to-find controls for managing their preferences.Jodi Daniels, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Suite for macOS Security A common pattern with cross-platform suites is to give Windows users a full security suite brimming with features and then stick macOS users with nothing but a plain, unadorned antivirus.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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The site strikes an almost classical balance between unadorned physical material and graceful interpretation.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 8 July 2024
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Police in Oregon now believe Joshua McCoy, a 5-year-old boy whose body was found naked in the woods less than two miles from his mother’s home last month, may have been murdered.Sean Neumann, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Whitfield was acting erratic and running naked around his parents' home when officers arrived.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Unvarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unvarnished. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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