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Recent Examples of straight-out First, let’s just straight-out ask: Are you done being an artist? Chris Willman, Variety, 30 June 2025 But as Saleh’s script advances, and the actor sees the walls closing in around him on all sides, the tone grows more desperate and the film turns into a straight-out thriller. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025 In fact, Primus straight-out declares the robust but lightweight Ulti the most wind-resistant, powerful cooking solution it's ever made. New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025 For those of you who might also desire ongoing hard-hitting straight-out coverage of the latest in AI trends, see my column at the link here. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 Not much mixing, or straight-out– Just attitude, bro. Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2023 Ireland Baldwin is sharing her pregnancy progress with a straight-out-of-the-shower mirror selfie Ireland Baldwin is embracing her baby bump as her pregnancy continues. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023 It’s based on a true story of the Dozier School for Boys, in which boys were just straight-out murdered in North Florida. Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straight-out
Adjective
  • To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The sheer paucity of Russian resources, after three and a half years of war, may lead to a similarly ineffective response to any use of Tomahawks.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While a January YouGov pollsuggests Biden’s unconditional support for Israel significantly affected Democratic voter turnout, Harris is largely dismissive of Gaza.
    Book Marks September 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Trump could have faced up to four years in prison, but a judge issued an unconditional discharge, leaving his conviction in place but sparing him any penalty or fine.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His meme humor and utter dedication to that god-awful nickname should be annoying.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Her lyrics are rooted in utter specificity and late-twenties realness, sounding tender and timeless across Xandy Chelmis’ lap steel.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Watching everything in release order will give you a nearly complete experience, though hardcore fans may want to check out The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition, which transformed the three films into a 13-episode anime series featuring new music, enhanced visuals, and other fun additions.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • According to the post, detectives seized one pound of pure fentanyl, which police said is enough to kill around 225,000 people.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, monochrome looks in pure black or white dominated, showing the season’s full contrasts.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Get Down with Dinos For fans of quirky roadside attractions, a visit to Dinosaur Land in nearby White Post is an absolute must.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Achieving a 34 percent reduction in absolute emissions from the company’s FY20 baseline.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • One small example is that of the 124 NASA missions currently in development or performing operations, 41 of them are facing outright cancellation.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There is an outright rejection of bromides that would give us some conclusion of reassurance.
    Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Don’t pull over in the roundabout Roundabouts with a single lane of traffic in each direction are fairly simple – yield to traffic in the roundabout, wait for a gap in traffic and go through, Bryson said.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Straight-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight-out. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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