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the act or fact of being honest or direct
His sincerity and loyalty made him a good friend.
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Recent Examples of sincerity
James Gunn came in guns a-blazing (pun intended) with this first entry into the new lineup of DC films, bringing his trademark wit and sincerity to a franchise that desperately needed it.
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Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
But the absurdity and sincerity of Paradise is its strength.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
Isabel appears moved by his sincerity and invites him to stay for dinner, signaling her approval.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Although both leaders ultimately upheld the Murayama statement as cabinet ministers, this backlash from Japan’s right fueled South Korean suspicions about the sincerity of Japan’s apology.
—Ayumi Teraoka, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2025
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Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
But the absurdity and sincerity of Paradise is its strength.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
Isabel appears moved by his sincerity and invites him to stay for dinner, signaling her approval.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Although both leaders ultimately upheld the Murayama statement as cabinet ministers, this backlash from Japan’s right fueled South Korean suspicions about the sincerity of Japan’s apology.
—Ayumi Teraoka, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sincerity
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The executives who will thrive in 2026 are those who understand that great storytelling is not just performance art, but strategic influence grounded in empathy, adaptability, and ruthless honesty about whether your message is landing.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Video-interview tools misread autistic communication, tics, or flat affect as a lack of interest or honesty.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Our students, families, and taxpayers deserve leaders who put the best interests of the community first, not individuals who appear focused on protecting one another instead of protecting the integrity of our school system.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed off those comments as an example of the president’s frankness.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
8 Dec. 2025
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Their frankness and loyalty are also notable when the call is in.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
23 Nov. 2025
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WalletHub has studied deferred interest since 2012, periodically flagging retailers that offer the loans and rating their financing offers on transparency and forthrightness.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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Monique’s penchant for forthrightness, almost to the point of abruptness, is what makes her reintegration to the cast fascinating already.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Gilbert’s colloquial style, once a source of great pleasure, has tipped into new territory—an ingenuousness that blends guru and disciple, mother and child.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Young Swift possessed a kind of guilelessness, but the thirty-six-year-old version has seen things, felt things, been hurt.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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But there’s a guilelessness to everything Bella does, a trust in the universe and an insatiable curiosity about humanity.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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With it, candor becomes a form of respect rather than confrontation.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Western counterparts often acknowledge them privately, even as public backlash from some European institutions and media figures ensued against Rubio’s candor.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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