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Recent Examples of baldly
Premiering the first of eight episodes on Sunday, March 22, The Comeback’s shaggy, despairing, hilarious, and sometimes baldly sentimental third season spends its first two episodes running through all the horsemen of the Hollywood-pocalypse.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
My job, bluntly, was to spy, but to do it in a way that wasn’t baldly obvious either.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Nobody in the administration has said so baldly.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
If the baldly stated white supremacism that now fills up my X feed is any guide, that reborn entity drank lots of raw milk and grew up with strong bones and teeth.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
The heartfelt book sees Myers looking back on awkward moments from her own life in her signature laugh-out-loud, baldly honest prose.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
The state would wield a deleterious influence on public education, with a rounded civic understanding of Israeli democracy replaced by a more baldly nationalist and illiberal one.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
My job, bluntly, was to spy, but to do it in a way that wasn’t baldly obvious either.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Nobody in the administration has said so baldly.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
If the baldly stated white supremacism that now fills up my X feed is any guide, that reborn entity drank lots of raw milk and grew up with strong bones and teeth.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
The heartfelt book sees Myers looking back on awkward moments from her own life in her signature laugh-out-loud, baldly honest prose.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
The state would wield a deleterious influence on public education, with a rounded civic understanding of Israeli democracy replaced by a more baldly nationalist and illiberal one.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baldly
Adverb
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What is striking about this moment is that America is not merely acknowledging the Jewish roots of some of its values historically, but openly turning again to a distinctly Jewish practice as a possible source of wisdom for the present.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The controversy also took a turn after the discovery of a March 2026 interview with outlet El Nuevo Día in which Díaz openly discussed his family’s involvement in the underground circuit.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Brown spoke candidly about discipline.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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On this track, both artists speak candidly about fear, depression, and navigating environments where vulnerability is seen as a weakness.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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The fact that Vodolazkin has enjoyed such success in the international market is frankly an indictment of all of us more than anything else.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Watching driver onboards is frankly terrifying, given the speed differentials.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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Now, honestly speaking, this won't be everyone’s cup of tea.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 May 2026
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Both Willis and Cruz could develop into starting linemen, and, honestly, that is the patient path for most in the trenches.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Say the plan plainly and notice who is ready to help.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Mladenov stated plainly that the plan envisioned in the ceasefire was off to a rocky start.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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McMahon is straightforwardly supportive.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Wyle sees the fandom response stemming from a desire for Robby to remain straightforwardly good, not a reflection of the show’s shifting priorities about which characters are emphasized or how they’re portrayed.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Foley has been the one board member who has forthrightly stood up for oversight and accountability on every key issue.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Coming off the ice, Malinin forthrightly congratulated the winner, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, as if to communicate that Shaidorov won the prize from his own efforts, not from Malinin’s failure.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t mean that Holocaust educators are unreservedly enthusiastic about the new approach.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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The love songs that set its mood are unreservedly sexy and most of all funny — including that dirty ‘Wood’ — expressing genuine affection and delight.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Baldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baldly. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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