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Recent Examples of plainspoken Thune is known as an honest and plainspoken dealmaker who will likely give his Republican colleagues more insight and advance notice of leadership decisions. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024 His movie shares and enhances the novel’s commitment to excavation—but in place of the plainspoken language of Whitehead’s novel and the ground-penetrating pickaxes of real life, Ross favors images. K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for plainspoken
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plainspoken
Adjective
  • No president has ever fired a commissioner, and many commissioners have been outspoken advocates for free speech.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The legendary journalist and author's first husband Jay Monahan died of colon cancer in 1998 which spurred her to be an outspoken advocate and fundraiser for cancer research.
    Kiran Hefa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Anonymity also allows the scouts to be completely honest, without fear of reprisals.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, the Times responded by affirming a commitment to honest dialogue and mutual respect among colleagues.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Arthurs shared the news in a candid Instagram post Friday, telling fans he was diagnosed earlier this year and is now entering the next phase of treatment.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Neither a standard biopic nor a concert documentary, the film is an 89-minute communal celebration featuring exclusive music videos and candid behind-the-scenes content documenting the making of Swift’s 12th album.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The requirements are very minimal, to be frank.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The episode is sharp, frank and well-paced, a standout among the rest.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Plainspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plainspoken. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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