as in honestly
to tell the truth
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Recent Examples of frankly
Big 12 regular season and postseason tourney champ KU’s 15th seed surprised some in Lawrence who frankly expected the Jayhawks’ seed to be closer to its national ranking of 13 and RPI of 19.
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Gary Bedore
may 26, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2026
The launch included first-day jitters that frankly surprised me — dead air due to late-starting commercials being the most common.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 25 May 2026
And frankly, these simple things — a nice environment, high quality food — should be available to everyone.
—Swan Huntley, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Also new at this Cote is a luxe japchae, whose ingredients are wheeled in on a beautiful cart bearing little bowls—noodles, vegetables julienned to pleasing uniformity, and a frankly enormous portion of sweet Alaskan-king-crab meat.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
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Gary Bedore
may 26, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2026
The launch included first-day jitters that frankly surprised me — dead air due to late-starting commercials being the most common.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 25 May 2026
And frankly, these simple things — a nice environment, high quality food — should be available to everyone.
—Swan Huntley, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Also new at this Cote is a luxe japchae, whose ingredients are wheeled in on a beautiful cart bearing little bowls—noodles, vegetables julienned to pleasing uniformity, and a frankly enormous portion of sweet Alaskan-king-crab meat.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankly
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The snowy first look released by Apple back in March honestly bares some cursory resemblance to the snowy, period, Eastern European setting that the AI prompt manages to generate — which again is just for a storyboard!—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Frustration, because too much of the public conversation defaults toward blaming parents while failing to grapple honestly with the cultural shift in our society that is shaping these gatherings.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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In Sunday’s Rolex Grand Prix at the CSIO Piazza di Siena in Rome, it could have been argued that only a Roman, actually, can understand Rome – or at the very least, how to conquer its show jumping crown jewel.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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But surprising cross-platform updates to the modern Hollywood playbook don’t strip film history, or the people who actually lived it, of their cultural and educational value.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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This collection, really a book-length work, is haunted, haunting, and simply beautiful.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Sarah Ferguson, his ex-wife, has also been mentioned in the Epstein files, and his daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, haven’t really taken a firm public stance to distance themselves from their parents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 May 2026
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Gundam Rogue Orbit also looks very nice indeed, and the game is using Unreal Engine.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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While Carell's Nick was indeed dead for most of season 2, his character returns for a flashback in the latest batch of episodes.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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