as in frankly
to tell the truth
admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that
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Recent Examples of admittedly
And in this rote, dutiful steadiness, I was struck by the patient sincerity of it all—and by a sense that these believers were already fomenting, in admittedly small numbers, the kind of unity that Esperanto’s skeptics say the language could never help facilitate.
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Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Hoch was admittedly obsessed with the movie growing up, although Hornsby had only watched it once before signing on.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
As a 42-year-old mom, my standards are admittedly high.
—Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
The segments that follow Bonnier de La Chapelle are admittedly more successful and sophisticated, bringing to mind the heart-pounding essence of a Costa-Gavras political thriller.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2026
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Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Hoch was admittedly obsessed with the movie growing up, although Hornsby had only watched it once before signing on.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
As a 42-year-old mom, my standards are admittedly high.
—Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
The segments that follow Bonnier de La Chapelle are admittedly more successful and sophisticated, bringing to mind the heart-pounding essence of a Costa-Gavras political thriller.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admittedly
Adverb
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But what this card lacks (and frankly, what most co-branded airline cards lack) is top-tier bonus categories.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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The snowy first look released by Apple back in March honestly bares some cursory resemblance to the snowy, period, Eastern European setting that the AI prompt manages to generate — which again is just for a storyboard!—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Frustration, because too much of the public conversation defaults toward blaming parents while failing to grapple honestly with the cultural shift in our society that is shaping these gatherings.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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In Sunday’s Rolex Grand Prix at the CSIO Piazza di Siena in Rome, it could have been argued that only a Roman, actually, can understand Rome – or at the very least, how to conquer its show jumping crown jewel.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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But surprising cross-platform updates to the modern Hollywood playbook don’t strip film history, or the people who actually lived it, of their cultural and educational value.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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This collection, really a book-length work, is haunted, haunting, and simply beautiful.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Sarah Ferguson, his ex-wife, has also been mentioned in the Epstein files, and his daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, haven’t really taken a firm public stance to distance themselves from their parents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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That Field finds herself in this state is a low moment indeed; even the human performers in the sitcom My Mother the Car escaped with more dignity than a two-time Oscar-winning actress spilling her soul to a cephalopod mollusk.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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And indeed, that occurs at some point for many of us.—
Helen Dennis,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
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