forthrightly

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Recent Examples of forthrightly The appeals on stage spoke forthrightly about God, usually in explicitly Christian terms. Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025 This absolute confidentiality helps give penitents the confidence to approach confession forthrightly, without holding back. Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025 His exile, rather than marginalizing him, gave him the rare platform from which to speak forthrightly. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forthrightly
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
  • My parents’ house is sincerely stunning; my mom designed the whole thing.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Gee previously rejected many of Dunbar’s other legal claims, but left it up to a jury to decide whether his religious beliefs are sincerely held.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • This one’s not particularly bizarre, honestly.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And honestly, Kamie was exactly what the show needed.
    Sumayya Tobah, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • What might otherwise be a straightforward creepy historical novel is deepened by these uncanny phrasings, and Ravn’s attention to the social bonds in this world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This new amplifier is controlled using the Pro-Ject Home smartphone app, which makes setting everything up straightforward.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • Notwithstanding its elaborately disordered presentation, the film’s more straightforwardly biographical material contains few surprises.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • A lot of this occurs off-page, in contrast to the movie, which spells things out incredibly plainly.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • What a lifetime of maquila work looks like Rutilia Cano had worked for the same garment factory for 23 years – until she was abruptly made jobless in February.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • People broke up or got married, abruptly quit jobs or threw all their money into an obscure start up, moved home to their parents or bought real estate in the city, got political, got tattoos or got in shape.
    Kate Belli, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Forthrightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forthrightly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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