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Recent Examples of bluntly
Collins’s office echoed that message more bluntly, framing the ethics review as politically motivated.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
No one has put it that bluntly!
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The woman bluntly told the three men to never come back.
—Dana Griffin, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
That’s what team president Mark Donovan bluntly called it — a business decision.
—Sam McDowell 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
Mars in Sag also squares Neptune in Pisces this week, creating friction between your desire to speak bluntly and the wellness clarity still integrating.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Dec. 2025
Delaware County commissioner Stephan Brand, a Republican, put it more bluntly.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Fuming from the podium, Warriors coach Steve Kerr bluntly assessed what went wrong.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Rizzo, clearly frustrated, wondered if Shedeur would see any action this season and bluntly asked what the rookie stood to gain — and whether Deion Sanders would even want that for his son, given how bad the offense looks.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
No one has put it that bluntly!
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The woman bluntly told the three men to never come back.
—Dana Griffin, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
That’s what team president Mark Donovan bluntly called it — a business decision.
—Sam McDowell 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
Mars in Sag also squares Neptune in Pisces this week, creating friction between your desire to speak bluntly and the wellness clarity still integrating.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Dec. 2025
Delaware County commissioner Stephan Brand, a Republican, put it more bluntly.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Fuming from the podium, Warriors coach Steve Kerr bluntly assessed what went wrong.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Rizzo, clearly frustrated, wondered if Shedeur would see any action this season and bluntly asked what the rookie stood to gain — and whether Deion Sanders would even want that for his son, given how bad the offense looks.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluntly
Adverb
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The veil having been brusquely lifted from his eyes, Blair eventually left the service.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gina remains loyal to Amy, who has at times treated her friend brusquely.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Then, abruptly, back to lightness, was a video showing a newborn’s heartwarming first encounter with the family dog.—
Lindsay Lowe,
Parents,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the opening minutes, Courteney is abruptly fired over a barely scandalous video leak.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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According to researchers at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute, the characteristics of nanotubes can be precisely tuned by selecting specific atomic compositions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The result is a workforce that is smaller, less dynamic, and aging faster, precisely when adaptation to technological change requires the opposite.—
Jane Sadowsky,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Bluntly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluntly. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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