as in frankly
to tell the truth
honestly, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about
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Recent Examples of honestly
And honestly, simplicity goes a long way these days.
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Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Born in the California beach enclave of Montecito, the Napoleon comes by its refreshing summer vibes honestly, even if it is made with a seemingly unsummery spirit.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
But Fiddelke, a 23-year company lifer who took the reins five weeks ago, said that plan can’t work unless Target returns to a culture of talking honestly about failures.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Besides less power than its more expensive siblings, the Neo also misses out on a MagSafe charging port and Thunderbolt connectivity, and most people will honestly be just fine without them.
—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
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Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Born in the California beach enclave of Montecito, the Napoleon comes by its refreshing summer vibes honestly, even if it is made with a seemingly unsummery spirit.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
But Fiddelke, a 23-year company lifer who took the reins five weeks ago, said that plan can’t work unless Target returns to a culture of talking honestly about failures.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Besides less power than its more expensive siblings, the Neo also misses out on a MagSafe charging port and Thunderbolt connectivity, and most people will honestly be just fine without them.
—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for honestly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honestly
Adverb
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Orlando, quite frankly, hit the jackpot when Palmer decided to settle here.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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There was zero evidence presented at trial of how Mindi was killed and frankly, oh, how — where Mindi was killed.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The software serves as the bridge between today’s powerful AI systems, like Claude or OpenAI’s GPT family of models, and the real-world tasks that people actually want AI systems to accomplish.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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By contrast, when workers used AI to actually offload repetitive tasks, their stress levels dropped.—
Lana Zak,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But this is a really costly thing for the country and the families that put their lives on the line and their spouses and their brothers and sisters.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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So really being very active in other countries to promote democracy, also freedom for independent journalism and media elsewhere.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Spuds indeed had a 4-on-3 advantage to end the second period and at the start of the third.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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Several sprinters in the race are indeed implying that workforce reductions help pay for their AI outlays.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Honestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honestly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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