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
The surgery, frankly, was and is a miracle.
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Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
And frankly, it wasn’t expected to arrive this early.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Hull seemed perplexed by this as an alarming number of season-ending injuries continued to pile up, sidelining five of her own Indiana Fever teammates before their unexpected—and frankly remarkable—playoff run.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Lockhart spoke frankly about her canine co-star.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
And frankly, it wasn’t expected to arrive this early.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Hull seemed perplexed by this as an alarming number of season-ending injuries continued to pile up, sidelining five of her own Indiana Fever teammates before their unexpected—and frankly remarkable—playoff run.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Lockhart spoke frankly about her canine co-star.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frankly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankly
Adverb
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And honestly, what could be more feeble?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Taking care of yourself from the inside out is honestly the secret.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The center is also home to Space Camp, which inspired the 1986 movie of the same name—it was actually filmed on-site.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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In fact, using vinegar and detergent simultaneously can actually decrease the effectiveness of the detergent’s stain-fighting power by breaking down the enzymes responsible for the job.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Hoeschele recalled early debates about whether the company should really commit to such an audacious investment.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the piece of evidence that really works in Lisa’s favor is that the other women’s smoking gun doesn’t hold water.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The skeletal remains did indeed belong to Béla, Duke of Macsó, the great-grandson of King Béla III.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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In a study published last month in Schizophrenia Bulletin, researchers demonstrated that inner speech indeed suppressed the brain’s auditory cortex in adults without schizophrenia.—
Hannah Seo,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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