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a plainspoken woman who never hesitated to speak the unvarnished truth
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The lyrics here and in other songs are plainspoken.
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Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
The songwriting reveals Solana Rowe at her most plainspoken and blunt.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
There’s no bombast, no contests, not even any highlight clips; just some plainspoken, matter-of-fact comments from the guy next door who happens to watch an awful lot of hockey.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Thune is known as an honest and plainspoken dealmaker who will likely give his Republican colleagues more insight and advance notice of leadership decisions.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
The songwriting reveals Solana Rowe at her most plainspoken and blunt.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
There’s no bombast, no contests, not even any highlight clips; just some plainspoken, matter-of-fact comments from the guy next door who happens to watch an awful lot of hockey.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Thune is known as an honest and plainspoken dealmaker who will likely give his Republican colleagues more insight and advance notice of leadership decisions.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Plainspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plainspoken. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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plainspoken
adjective
plain·spo·ken
-ˈspō-kən 
: speaking or spoken frankly
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