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Recent Examples of nondeceptive
Brumfield said it’s the company’s nondeceptive pricing — free from the kind of 12-month special fine-print clauses that entrapped his mother.
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Dallas News, 13 June 2022
Dallas News, 13 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondeceptive
Adjective
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Perhaps the directors’ unobtrusive approach to interviewing — while ethically forthright — is what prevents the film from being too dramatically rigorous, and its subjects from introspecting too heavily.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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The actress would ultimately sign on to play the forthright broadcaster Veronica Corningstone opposite Will Ferrell's titular Burgundy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The most straightforward solution to the current crisis is for Congress to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).—
Jackson Shedelbower,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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As models walk their final runways and editors catch evening flights out of Paris Fashion Week, this week’s standout beauty looks appear almost deceptively straightforward.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Alicia Creti is a vocal powerhouse and her candid ballads stole the show at Billboard House.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
15 Mar. 2026
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Morrison, who praised Martinez for filling a difficult role during a tumultuous time, was nonetheless candid in his assessment.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These are old friends with a difficult dynamic having a very frank discussion with each other.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Open, frank discussions about data centers are a function of a strong, working democracy.—
Mehdi Paryavi,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Arratia in particular worships at the altar of De la Iglesia whose highly political, outspoken but structured political melodramas, made from the ‘60s to the ‘80s, underscored how Spain’s establishment exploited it young proles, pushed into crime for a lack of real economic alternatives.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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Always entertaining and joking with those around him, the outspoken American has taken on a showman personality at the Games.—
Tales Azzoni,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What was once a relatively direct connection between continents is becoming a patchwork of workarounds.—
Zach Levitt,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The consensus was that the most important thing was to avoid direct contact between the baby’s skin and the patch.—
Heather Grossmann,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Now, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to aboveboard maritime trade, the only vessels still moving are the ones that ignore the rules.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Those are just the aboveboard measures.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Nondeceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondeceptive. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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