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Recent Examples of candidly
Jacobs speaks candidly of a troubled childhood and lovingly about Fifth Avenue shopping trips with his grandmother, which inspired a feeling for fashion history and handicrafts.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
As Ng See-yuen of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and Hong Kong Federation of Film Workers candidly noted, annual film output has dropped dramatically — a reality that lends urgency to form deeper partnerships with mainland counterparts.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
In the film festival's highest profile keynote, Spielberg spoke candidly about his lifelong fascination with aliens.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
The 80-year-old singer spoke candidly during remarks at the opening day celebration of the 2026 season at her Tennessee theme park, Dollywood, on Friday.
—Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Paris has been candidly critical of Antoine Fuqua's upcoming chronicle of Michael Jackson's life and work, and her comments were brought up during Domingo's recent interview with WSJ Magazine.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Talking candidly about intimacy needs and desires.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Emt speaks candidly about it and with immense gratitude for representing his country.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
One student journalist at Oberlin candidly interviews players on her school's team.
—Janet W. Lee, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
As Ng See-yuen of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and Hong Kong Federation of Film Workers candidly noted, annual film output has dropped dramatically — a reality that lends urgency to form deeper partnerships with mainland counterparts.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
In the film festival's highest profile keynote, Spielberg spoke candidly about his lifelong fascination with aliens.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
The 80-year-old singer spoke candidly during remarks at the opening day celebration of the 2026 season at her Tennessee theme park, Dollywood, on Friday.
—Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Paris has been candidly critical of Antoine Fuqua's upcoming chronicle of Michael Jackson's life and work, and her comments were brought up during Domingo's recent interview with WSJ Magazine.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Talking candidly about intimacy needs and desires.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Emt speaks candidly about it and with immense gratitude for representing his country.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
One student journalist at Oberlin candidly interviews players on her school's team.
—Janet W. Lee, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidly
Adverb
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Paul frequently accuses Mortenson of cheating and lying, which he’s openly admitted to — after he gets caught.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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Together, those forces contribute to an increasingly tense environment in which women’s autonomy, LGBTQ rights, and the protection of minorities is not just openly contested, but actively undermined.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After using it, my scalp honestly felt so clean and refreshed.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Anyone assessing the Giants’ free agent signings honestly to date can’t say with certainty that this team has gotten better, outside of the Likely and punter Jordan Stout signings.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The construction of new dirty fuel infrastructure is expensive and, frankly, stupid.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The contrast is exquisite—and frankly par for the course.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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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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The appeals on stage spoke forthrightly about God, usually in explicitly Christian terms.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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My job, bluntly, was to spy, but to do it in a way that wasn’t baldly obvious either.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nobody in the administration has said so baldly.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Patel, meanwhile, argues that raising revenue can be done more reliably and straightforwardly by Congress.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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For Homer, the case is coming together nicely and straightforwardly.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Put plainly, every Democratic candidate of color was left out.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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The broader ambition — connecting TIFF’s programming function, TIFFCOM’s market function and Film Frontier’s talent development function into a single coherent system — is something Ikeda states plainly.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Candidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidly. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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