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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
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And a president openly threatening to commit war crimes by targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran—and floating preemptive strikes against Cuba.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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One source speculated that the portraits of the Bezoses may have been inspired by Condé journalists openly dreading the prospect of the billionaires owning Vogue and having Sánchez calling the shots.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The official requested anonymity to speak candidly about the sensitive conversations that took place at the time.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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This isn't the first time the entrepreneur has spoken candidly about motherhood.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This was a team that looked tougher, more connected and, frankly, more talented than the team with the better record.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Surrounded by a strong ensemble under the direction of Georgette Verdin, Nozicka frankly knocks this thorny role out of the park.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The space in Sioux Falls was formerly a DMV, which is honestly the most dramatic glow-up a building has ever experienced.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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But those conversations need to happen honestly and as part of a larger plan — not one exception at a time.—
Mike Atchison,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Brown said it plainly afterward, pointing to the numbers that showed where the Knicks lost control.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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And plainly put, Eddie is one of the greatest.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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
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Superpowers rarely inflict such swift and straightforwardly embarrassing injury to themselves.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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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 28 Apr. 2026.
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