aboveboard

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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. 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 That panel acted as a seal of approval from the profession as a whole, a sign that the competition would be rigorous and aboveboard. Curbed, 17 Mar. 2022 Few of the family’s other aboveboard ventures have worked out. New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for aboveboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aboveboard
Adjective
  • But all friends need to be honest with each other, to tell each other home truths when it’s needed, to confront those awkward moments without fear of the reaction.
    Steve Sedgwick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But when those larger firms start to adopt similar habits—open forums, early interventions, honest check-ins—things change fast.
    Stephan Lendi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And especially with the other unknowns in the starting rotation, a reliable King changes the dynamic of how the Padres can navigate a postseason series.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Backed by Uniper, ABB, OKG, and the Royal Institute of Technology, Blykalla is poised to deliver Europe’s first advanced SMR for reliable, sustainable energy in AI and clean industries.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This ensures strong data isolation, robust encryption and tight access controls, creating a resilient and trustworthy environment for all tenants.
    Khash Kiani, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One thing that is in your control is having a trustworthy collection of travel bags.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Sender has observed that evolving privacy regulations and ongoing platform updates have made third-party cookie-based targeting less dependable for some marketers, leading many to explore first-party data strategies more actively.
    William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The brands were real, the cash flows dependable, but the model was broken.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Aboveboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboveboard. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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