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Recent Examples of plainspoken The 75-year-old writer’s novels and stories, which are marked by a distinct combination of strange happenings and plainspoken feelings, have been translated into more than 50 languages. Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024 Just plainspoken storytelling about his regrets, mental struggles and redemption couched in acoustic guitars, affecting backbeats and the occasional banjo and gospel chorus. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 Tranströmer, with his plainspoken, even stark, lyricism, seemed to me at first quite the opposite of heat. Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 The plainspoken Padilla told story after story about each tenant, each street, in equal parts English and Spanish. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for plainspoken
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plainspoken
Adjective
  • The Democratic lawmakers have been outspoken critics of conditions at the centers amid concerns over overcrowding and detainee deaths.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
  • Newsom, however, was an outspoken opponent of the proposition.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The people of Maryland deserve an honest conversation — not one driven by fear or false urgency.
    Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
  • Ananda Lewis’ voice cut through silence like light through mist—bold, unwavering, and luminously honest.
    Essence, Essence, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Lovato, whose Disney Channel stardom catapulted her to fame at a young age, has been candid about her struggles with mental health, substance abuse, and disordered eating.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • The candid reflections of their upbringings, their unique cultural backgrounds and the overarching complexity of living authentically are all equally important pieces of a fabric that is slowly being sewn into a quilt.
    Morgan Lieberman, NPR, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • People drawn to the Mütter often share a frank, forensic fascination with the human body and the stranger aspects of science.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • The result is an intimate, melancholy, frank, and surprising paean to reading and books.
    Donna Seaman June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025

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“Plainspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plainspoken. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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