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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 of early Real Housewives seasons provides the kind of character complexity and interpersonal conflict seen in the best classical and modern literature, where scenes with a large number of characters interacting allow writers to flex their muscles.
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Strong responded with equal candor.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
That candor offers a striking window into the tension between an author’s vision and the realities of Hollywood filmmaking.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The network’s longtime president of Olympics broadcasts, Gary Zenkel, sat down with me and answered, with candor, pressing questions about every aspect of the Games.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Strong responded with equal candor.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
That candor offers a striking window into the tension between an author’s vision and the realities of Hollywood filmmaking.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The network’s longtime president of Olympics broadcasts, Gary Zenkel, sat down with me and answered, with candor, pressing questions about every aspect of the Games.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for candor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
Noun
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Eric Church built his career on raw honesty in his music.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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What emerges is not just a portrait of a crisis, but also of quiet hope found in connection, in honesty, and in the courage to keep calling.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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The part that celebrates their humanity, their brilliance, and their potential—all bound up together in ours.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kimi Antonelli, who debuted with Mercedes last year at age 18, showed flashes of brilliance — and inconsistency — last season.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Joy Randolph, Ke Huy Quan and Daniel Kaluuya nailed the assignment in recent years, giving speeches that struck an endearing balance of humor and sincerity, but always with a dash of the unexpected.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Foligno always skirted the line between earnest and corny, but nobody ever doubted his sincerity.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The base model starts at $1,599, while the higher-end Studio Display XDR starts at $3,299 and adds features aimed at more demanding professional use cases, including higher brightness, mini-LED backlighting and a faster refresh rate.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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The brightness of the 8K display is 150 times brighter than a typical planetarium and 10 times brighter than the digital projection at any local movie theater.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 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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The cast rises to the challenge of Churchill’s rapid-fire, often overlapping dialogue, with comedic highlights including Pope Joan’s coarse frankness and Dull Gret’s unexpected interjections.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 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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That directness takes a distinct form in each artist’s practice.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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She’s also known for her directness, which has led to dramatic clashes with her fellow commissioners.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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But both play with a little breathing room between the gems, giving these designs a distinct sense of modernism and lightness.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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Maybe reaching patriotic Judeo-Christian nirvana should feel like the unbearable lightness of an emptied mind.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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