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Recent Examples of bluntly
Your films deal bluntly with other volatile social issues.
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Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Henry Throp, research manager at FAIRR and lead author of the new briefing, described the challenge bluntly in an interview.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Most of these are, to put it bluntly, auteur films—the works of directors displaying original artistry within the Hollywood system.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Here, Aniston’s shag appeared almost like a waterfall of layers, bluntly chopped just under her chin.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
To put it bluntly, North Korea treated the South as a state-sized ATM—especially when progressive administrations were in power.
—Andrei Lankov, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Auman bluntly responded that the team isn't trading for the 30-year-old.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Henry Throp, research manager at FAIRR and lead author of the new briefing, described the challenge bluntly in an interview.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Most of these are, to put it bluntly, auteur films—the works of directors displaying original artistry within the Hollywood system.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Here, Aniston’s shag appeared almost like a waterfall of layers, bluntly chopped just under her chin.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
To put it bluntly, North Korea treated the South as a state-sized ATM—especially when progressive administrations were in power.
—Andrei Lankov, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Auman bluntly responded that the team isn't trading for the 30-year-old.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluntly
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Norma Torres, whose son — Kenneth Mena Torres — was among those arrested, described a jarring moment when ICE agents brusquely entered their home to scan the face of each person living there.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Barry Lian, a 24-year-old master’s degree graduate from southeastern China who spent three years studying in the US, had dreams of working on Wall Street – until his student visa was abruptly revoked last July.—
Joyce Jiang,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The shocking assassination of the Turning Point USA co-founder abruptly ended the event as thousands ran in panic and left the nation reeling.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Detractors counter that America's identity is precisely its diversity, and that the law risks sending a message of exclusion to communities that already contribute to the cultural and economic fabric of the country.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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And that simple desire — to play at home — is precisely why Enfield Town exists.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Bluntly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluntly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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