plainly

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Adverb
  • Nonetheless, investors should certainly be mindful of the inherent risks.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • The pressure was certainly on for Maydon, 25, who helped rev up the crowd for the evening’s headlining acts: Peso Pluma and Shakira.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Adverb
  • June sincerely forgives her, which comes as a relief to a woman who’s gone through a significant evolution throughout The Handmaid’s Tale.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 27 May 2025
  • Jokes aside, Lyonne sincerely wants to do more movies.
    EW.com, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Adverb
  • For the Braves to make an eighth consecutive postseason appearance, Strider will surely need to have a big part in getting them there.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Judges might nullify the provision in new cases by setting bond at a token $1, but the administration surely would challenge that.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Adverb
  • The event took the idea of a celebration of life to heart—guests wore pastel colors and the run of show included eulogy-turned-comedy acts all about Caliente, as well as roasts that walked the line between dark humor and just plain dark.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 May 2025
  • The tidal wave of deals means the 13 times multiple on Goldman Sachs stock is just plain silly.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Adverb
  • The smoot framerate, excellent resolution, variety of play styles, amount of content, and new game modes definitely place this in the top tier of third-party games available.
    David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • That’s definitely on that same river of where those players are coming from.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
Adverb
  • And our goal is clearly not to find a qualified and interested U.S. worker.
    Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
  • Drawing the line between criticism and hate Jonathan, a Jewish young professional in Washington, D.C., said political leaders must more clearly condemn rhetoric that veers into incitement.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
Adverb
  • The robots, honestly, aren’t yet amazing at punching and kicking each other, and sometimes fall off-balance while attacking or defending themselves.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Each shopper is limited to 3 Lip Butter Balms per color per purchase, and honestly, that’s just not enough!
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 31 May 2025
Adverb
  • But a few more seven-inning starts sure would make a difference.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
  • As for that Rip and Beth spinoff series with his Yellowstone co-star Kelly Reilly — which is reportedly in development, though Paramount has not commented — Hauser sure hopes to get back on Rip’s horse sooner than later.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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“Plainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plainly. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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