as in honest
straightforward in manner
The committee tried to be fair and aboveboard in its hiring. an aboveboard and responsible proposal
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Recent Examples of aboveboard
Far from being eradicated, the black market is booming in plain sight, luring customers away from aboveboard retailers with their cheaper — if untested and unregulated — product.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Nevertheless, questions remain about how public officials and regulators will ensure everyone from the company’s top investors to the subcontractor who paves the parking lot is aboveboard.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2022
Few of the family’s other aboveboard ventures have worked out.
—New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
Spur someone to constructive action by being direct and aboveboard.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2021
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Nevertheless, questions remain about how public officials and regulators will ensure everyone from the company’s top investors to the subcontractor who paves the parking lot is aboveboard.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2022
Few of the family’s other aboveboard ventures have worked out.
—New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
Spur someone to constructive action by being direct and aboveboard.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aboveboard
Adjective
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How can leaders conduct honest conversations without inspiring defensiveness, denial, or backlash?—
Lauren Howe,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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One of those fans, apparently, is singer Ciara, who recently urged the Harlem artist to make Lampkin an honest women after running into the rapper in the BET Awards press room this weekend.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Lightweight, quick-drying, and trail-tough, these pants have been a reliable companion for hiking and travel.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2025
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Embrace tools that highlight alternate components that match form, fit and function, and offer reliable alternatives based on factors like cost, inventory, country of origin and lifecycle status.—
Steve Flagg,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Most and least trusted sites The poll — which sampled 2,211 U.S. adults May 11-12 — gave respondents a list of 52 outlets and asked them to rate them as very trustworthy, trustworthy, untrustworthy, very untrustworthy or none of these.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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This shows how attackers use AI buzzwords to make their tools seem more advanced or trustworthy to buyers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Another dependable starter would fortify their group and could lessen the pressure on Will Warren, and relying on Luis Gil to return to form after missing the entirety of the season so far with a lat injury.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Hard, dependable workers only continue to grow and improve.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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“Aboveboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboveboard. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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