matter-of-factly

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Recent Examples of matter-of-factly Since the 2024 election, the news had become relentless, daily cruelties laid out so matter-of-factly that creativity seemed frivolous, even pointless. Karen Palmer september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 Horton sounds like a veteran speaking matter-of-factly about the realities of being a pitcher. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matter-of-factly
Adverb
  • Presented by Sony Music Publishing, the Venezuelan singer-songwriter — whose artistic name is a nod to George Clooney’s character in the Ocean‘s trilogy — spoke candidly about looking inward and trusting his intuition when crafting songs.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Green is known for speaking his mind, talking candidly, and cracking jokes at the expense of others.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Which, frankly, is not as impressive as the story behind the making of it.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At work, learning to micro-relax better can increase energy, productivity and, quite frankly, joy.
    Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Parents should discuss digital safety openly.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That tension brings the conversation back to Mamdani, whose campaign, Piker argues, has tested those boundaries more openly than most.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Throughout the video, the TikToker can be seen looking around nonchalantly as the glowing ride approaches him.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Yet the movie shows no struggle, no introspection, but, rather, a nonchalantly reasonable ability to drop his stash into a garbage can and walk away.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Then the pilot coolly opened the door and hopped out of the plane unharmed.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The veteran of 71 postseason games slid to his left to field it, coolly executing a fundamental throw home to nab Bauers and keep the game tied, 1-1.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Soon there’s a birthday party, Valentine’s Day, a brit bat (aka a baby-naming ceremony), Purim (a celebration of Jewish deliverance casually referred to as Jewish Halloween), and a game night at a beer garden.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Dacus appeared visibly confused by Monáe casually dropping some time-traveling lore.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Matter-of-factly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matter-of-factly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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