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Recent Examples of candidly
What initially inspired you to speak so candidly about menopause at a time when so few public figures did so?
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025
Keaton also candidly shared her outlook on cosmetic enhancements.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
As part of the hour-long discussion, Martin also spoke candidly about several low points in his career, including after his book The Armageddon Rag didn’t sell, and how The Twilight Zone and screenwriting pulled him out of it.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Baker was speaking candidly earlier this week, with a new perspective ahead of World Mental Health Day today (Friday, October 10).
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
And also, candidly, what sits behind you?
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
In a TikTok video, Gosselin candidly described how the pregnancy changed her body.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
His eerie calm seems to irritate Dawn even more than a candidly emotional confrontation would have done.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Heather writes candidly about being judged, misunderstood, and even rejected.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025
Keaton also candidly shared her outlook on cosmetic enhancements.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
As part of the hour-long discussion, Martin also spoke candidly about several low points in his career, including after his book The Armageddon Rag didn’t sell, and how The Twilight Zone and screenwriting pulled him out of it.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Baker was speaking candidly earlier this week, with a new perspective ahead of World Mental Health Day today (Friday, October 10).
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
And also, candidly, what sits behind you?
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
In a TikTok video, Gosselin candidly described how the pregnancy changed her body.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
His eerie calm seems to irritate Dawn even more than a candidly emotional confrontation would have done.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Heather writes candidly about being judged, misunderstood, and even rejected.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidly
Adverb
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Victoria Paris, who has amassed 2 million TikTok followers, has openly shared her strategy of posting 10-plus videos daily to boost her visibility and grow her audience.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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Rather than bottling them up or dismissing them, she’s made a conscious effort to speak openly about the struggle.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This one’s not particularly bizarre, honestly.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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And honestly, Kamie was exactly what the show needed.—
Sumayya Tobah,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Losing to Pitt at home was the breaking point — though, frankly, the Panthers look like a new team since inserting Mason Heintschel at quarterback.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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So just getting some time to, frankly, relax, catch up on my sleep, take walks, visit family and friends.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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
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This absolute confidentiality helps give penitents the confidence to approach confession forthrightly, without holding back.—
Timothy Gabrielli,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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Throughout his unfortunately short life, Charlie committed himself unreservedly to reasoned debate, rational discourse, and the polite exchange of opinion.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Enameled cast-iron Dutch ovens are easier to clean straightforwardly with dish soap and warm water than their uncoated counterparts.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Notwithstanding its elaborately disordered presentation, the film’s more straightforwardly biographical material contains few surprises.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Maybe that’s a delicate dance even for Drinkwitz, who invoked the Alabama game several times but semi-playfully chided the media for relevant questions about the stuff that plainly needs to be shored up.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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A lot of this occurs off-page, in contrast to the movie, which spells things out incredibly plainly.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Candidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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