as in freely
in a direct and honest way; without hiding feelings or opinions
Please feel free to express your opinions openly. The governor has been openly critical of the President.
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Recent Examples of openly
Some parenting ideas such as talking openly about race and teaching kids to be proud of their culture seem helpful.
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Alvin Thomas, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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
How toxic workplaces emerge When managers fail to set clear expectations, communicate openly and model respectful behavior, dysfunction spreads and a toxic workplace is born.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Teran said that leadership sets the tone by openly acknowledging caregiving responsibilities.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Houston Astros/Getty Images Will Middlebrooks, a 2013 World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox, openly voiced his displeasure with Valdez's actions.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Yet humanoid companies are openly pursuing the latter.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
The former child star is an avid gamer, writer, and game show host who openly discusses his mental health struggles.
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Charles memorably delivered the passionate eulogy at Princess Diana's royal ceremonial funeral in 1997 and has openly spoken about the enduring pain of grieving her today.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Alvin Thomas, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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
How toxic workplaces emerge When managers fail to set clear expectations, communicate openly and model respectful behavior, dysfunction spreads and a toxic workplace is born.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Teran said that leadership sets the tone by openly acknowledging caregiving responsibilities.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Houston Astros/Getty Images Will Middlebrooks, a 2013 World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox, openly voiced his displeasure with Valdez's actions.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Yet humanoid companies are openly pursuing the latter.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
The former child star is an avid gamer, writer, and game show host who openly discusses his mental health struggles.
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Charles memorably delivered the passionate eulogy at Princess Diana's royal ceremonial funeral in 1997 and has openly spoken about the enduring pain of grieving her today.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for openly
Adverb
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Instead of freely taking up legal work in Thailand, Sara was smuggled at gunpoint into a scammers’ compound in Myanmar.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Open-source models amplify this risk – they can be freely downloaded, altered, and run offline, enabling rapid innovation but also removing layers of oversight.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Task is especially generous with its children and teens, allowing their faces to take up the frame, as Ruffalo’s and Pelphrey’s do, and their yearnings and fears to be voiced honestly and sincerely, as Tom’s and Robbie’s are.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The woman has sincerely held Pentecostal Christian beliefs and practices the religion of Free Holiness, the complaint notes.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Openly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/openly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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