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Recent Examples of matter-of-factly
The Oscar winner matter-of-factly mentioned the procedure during an interview in The New Yorker, that touched on, among other topics, many aspects of motherhood.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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
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In his recent appearance on The Reluctant Traveler on Apple TV, the Prince of Wales, 43, spoke candidly about his connection to the late monarch and her husband, revealing that their relationship grew closer as the years went on.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Schrader has recently made waves by candidly reviewing some films on Facebook.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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To put it mildly, all of that taken together is frankly insane.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Parents should discuss digital safety openly.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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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
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Throughout the video, the TikToker can be seen looking around nonchalantly as the glowing ride approaches him.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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The 2000s Sacramento Kings star guard looks fit enough to curl off a screen and coolly drop in an 18-footer jumper in front of a frenzied home playoff crowd, but Bibby does his basketball work now with a whistle.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Addison Barger had two hits and an RBI for the American League champion Blue Jays, who coolly rebounded from their heartbreaking, late-night defeat in Game 3 with stellar work at the plate and on the mound.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Meyers also casually chatted up Jags coach Liam Coen at game’s end.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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They can easily be worn both casually with a sweater set or dressed up with a nice fall dress.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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