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Recent Examples of honestly Javadi here faints upon seeing her first patient, which is a real rough start to her first day in her emergency-medicine rotation, but not one person refers to her as Doogie Howser, which honestly seems like a huge win. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 And honestly, how great was that for them? Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025 That was honestly a bit scary for me at first. Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 But honestly, these are minor concerns, not major ones. Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for honestly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honestly
Adverb
  • Per the inimitable Nicole Kidman, movies have a unique power to provoke intense emotions, and frankly that may be all that’s separating us from the looming robots at this point.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Split Fiction takes everything the studio has learned from those games and expanded on it in the most creative and frankly jubilant way imaginable.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The first song written was actually the first song released.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This little clutch was worn by Elizabeth Taylor, and this actually sold at her original estate auction in 2011.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Part of the invitation design, and part of the idea of curating your event, also includes really fun attire recommendations.
    Maria Ward, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Our crew was really amazing, and the cast was wonderful to work with.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Sky Gen 2: Set-Up Upgrade 6: set-up is very quick indeed.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Whitfield’s men do, indeed, return after dark, bolstered by fire and scarier guns.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025

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“Honestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honestly. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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