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Recent Examples of candidly
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.
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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
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
Agree to speak both candidly and nonjudgmentally.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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
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
Agree to speak both candidly and nonjudgmentally.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidly
Adverb
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Davie spoke very freely and openly ahead of his exit.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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This was back in the days when Ross openly talked, even joked with the media, back in a time when things were funny.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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By honestly and realistically contemplating these answers and by speaking with a financial advisor or gold investing company representative, investors can tailor their gold approach to one that meets their needs and goals both this month and in the months that follow.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Factor in travel time between locations honestly — and leave buffer time for the unexpected discoveries that often end up being the highlight of the trip.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Orlando, quite frankly, hit the jackpot when Palmer decided to settle here.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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There was zero evidence presented at trial of how Mindi was killed and frankly, oh, how — where Mindi was killed.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
8 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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For Homer, the case is coming together nicely and straightforwardly.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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This is a day for speaking plainly and clearing up lingering misunderstandings.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Quincy Magoo could plainly see that Darnell Nurse knocked Nathan MacKinnon straight into Connor Ingram’s noggin.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Candidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidly. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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