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as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
an interview in which the members of the rock band speak with candor about their recent squabbling
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as in brilliance
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the desert sun shone down on the intrepid travelers with fiery candor
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Recent Examples of candor
These deeper stories of doctors and medical staff grappling with grief and guilt are rarely told with such emotional candor.
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Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
His candor, passion, and empathy were contagious.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Her hair, fashion, candor and occasional humor during her courtroom testimony, which was live-streamed by Court TV and recirculated across social media, brought new attention to the 7-year-old case last week.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
His candor, passion, and empathy were contagious.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Her hair, fashion, candor and occasional humor during her courtroom testimony, which was live-streamed by Court TV and recirculated across social media, brought new attention to the 7-year-old case last week.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
Noun
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This honesty, paired with a focus on the fundamentals, helped his students achieve realistic, incremental progress.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Somewhere in your honesty, someone else will find their courage—and that, more than any strategy or speech, is what transforms organizations.—
Marie Quintana,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Young has shown true flashes of brilliance.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Eternal Aura reflects the brilliance of Black creativity that cannot be dimmed, evolving through every drape, print, and body, a glow that endures across generations.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gibson’s book delves into her struggles with finances and health, as well as her complicated relationship with Diane, who died in 2022, with clear-eyed sincerity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The specifics matter less than the sincerity.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hilarious yet heartfelt, Mom offers a refreshing frankness not often seen in today's sitcoms.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Malen has the pace and directness but tends to make runs inside rather than be a wide outlet.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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That directness empowers both parents and students to make sound choices.—
Joyce Marter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The unique construction of the YH-C3000 strikes a balance between lightness, rigidity and internal damping.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Olga Tokarczuk also has this lightness to her.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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