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Recent Examples of matter-of-factly
Horton sounds like a veteran speaking matter-of-factly about the realities of being a pitcher.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matter-of-factly
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During an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends, Cummings, 43, candidly joked about her experience with postpartum depression after welcoming her son Henry back in December 2023, sharing that her struggles even inspired the name of her ongoing Big Baby tour.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Norma Avelar documented her plastic surgery journey on TikTok and candidly told her audience that her recovery wasn't easy.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Thematic through-lines will become more apparent in the coming years, but for now what strikes me is the variety of the offerings and — speaking quite frankly — the wide range in quality.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
2 Sep. 2025
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Instead, later stages feel unpolished, undertested, and frankly harsh; some sections rely more on luck than skill due to dodgy responsiveness, weird puzzle timings, or the occasional drop into sub-30fps territory.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some parenting ideas such as talking openly about race and teaching kids to be proud of their culture seem helpful.—
Alvin Thomas,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Parents can help by learning what content their kids see online, talking openly about these pressures, and guiding them toward healthy habits and safe choices.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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And both dismantle pop's walls by nonchalantly leaping over musical styles and bringing a new audience along with them.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The video shows a clip of the mother bear breaking down the backyard fence and nonchalantly wandering around.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Esther is smiling; Bella looks coolly down her nose and into the lens.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Last month, Gandalf the Grey actor Ian McKellen casually dropped a bombshell bit of casting news on the unsuspecting crowd at a London fan event at the convention For the Love of Fantasy.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Dress it up with heeled booties, or wear it casually with sneakers.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Matter-of-factly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matter-of-factly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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