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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
The candor gave him safe passage, to some extent, and he was protected, too, by his taste, which was too dix-huitième to send him into bed with anyone whose ethos was predominantly nineteenth-century.
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Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Anyone who is familiar with Manning’s humor and Talib’s candor knows the April stroll down memory lane will be entertaining.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Newsom’s candor deserves praise, not condemnation.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
As a single mother of three, Paul shares the highs and lows of her life with unfiltered candor.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
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Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Anyone who is familiar with Manning’s humor and Talib’s candor knows the April stroll down memory lane will be entertaining.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Newsom’s candor deserves praise, not condemnation.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
As a single mother of three, Paul shares the highs and lows of her life with unfiltered candor.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
Noun
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Different interpretations of rhetoric Some argue that the criticism targeted the regime, and that many Iranians welcome blunt honesty.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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And the miscommunication there really is what sets them off on this terrible trajectory, which really didn’t have to happen if there was honesty there.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Although no continent on Earth is now untouched by the diverse and delicious seed and food crops developed in the Americas, the brilliance of the native peoples who domesticated these nourishing plants over millennia has largely been overlooked by history.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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With Eury Pérez, Max Meyer and Chris Paddack lined up for the visiting Marlins, Will Warren, Ryan Weathers and Max Fried will look to continue the brilliance of a Yankees rotation that has only allowed two runs through six games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Good Friday is a day to recognize the brutality of the Roman practice of crucifying criminals and to reflect with sincerity on the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for the world.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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And Sonny’s sincerity is, in its way, the central engine of the action.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Eclipses allow scientists to study the sun's wispy outer atmosphere, known as the corona, which is usually swamped by our star's immense brightness.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Still, 766 nits peak brightness is pretty good for a cheap TV.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Fulmer also delivers some comedic moments as Alycia, whose fast-talking frankness can be quite funny, albeit tone-deaf at times.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Her emotional frankness has also translated into measurable commercial impact.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
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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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The line is more powerful for its sober, clear-eyed directness.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Amon and her actors find many moments of visual humor with dancing and audience interaction that bring a lot of life and lightness to the play.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Are laughter and lightness merely opiates, or tools of the revolution, or both, or neither?—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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