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Recent Examples of candidly
One student journalist at Oberlin candidly interviews players on her school's team.
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Janet W. Lee, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Last month, the singer spoke candidly about her strained relationship with her parents, Jamie and Lynne, and sister, Jamie Lynn.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
In His Own Words The trailer gives a sense of both the film’s tone and Michaels’ willingness to talk candidly.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Styles also spoke candidly about navigating grief in the public eye.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
In the Netflix documentary, Odom also candidly details the beginning of his battle with addiction.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Agree to speak both candidly and nonjudgmentally.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Sinners actress Jayme Lawson candidly shared her thoughts on last weekend’s incident at the BAFTA Awards while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on the NAACP Image Awards red carpet last night.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 1 Mar. 2026
And while some, like Stone and Cardi B, have candidly admitted to wearing one, others, like Carpenter and A’zion, have tried many times to put the rumors to bed.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Janet W. Lee, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Last month, the singer spoke candidly about her strained relationship with her parents, Jamie and Lynne, and sister, Jamie Lynn.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
In His Own Words The trailer gives a sense of both the film’s tone and Michaels’ willingness to talk candidly.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Styles also spoke candidly about navigating grief in the public eye.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
In the Netflix documentary, Odom also candidly details the beginning of his battle with addiction.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Agree to speak both candidly and nonjudgmentally.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Sinners actress Jayme Lawson candidly shared her thoughts on last weekend’s incident at the BAFTA Awards while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on the NAACP Image Awards red carpet last night.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 1 Mar. 2026
And while some, like Stone and Cardi B, have candidly admitted to wearing one, others, like Carpenter and A’zion, have tried many times to put the rumors to bed.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidly
Adverb
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Despite the frustration within the Democratic caucus, not every vocally pro-Israel lawmaker is openly wavering on the war powers question.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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That request has set off fireworks, with UniQure and the agency openly feuding over what such a study would entail.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This turn was a delight, quite honestly.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Public‑private partnerships can deliver meaningful benefits when structured carefully and communicated honestly.—
Michelle Grau,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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His speech became a bit of a primer for the In Memoriam segment, which was, frankly, just a total sobfest.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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Just a bad performance, quite frankly.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 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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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
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The experience felt impersonal and baldly promotional.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 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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None of the candidates offered a straightforwardly pro-Israel view on the debate floor.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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The answer, quite straightforwardly, is no.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Speak plainly so plans align and momentum returns for everyone.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Councilman Steve Thoren put it more plainly.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Candidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidly. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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