as in honestly
to tell the truth
truthfully, I'd rather go to the amusement park than to the museum, but I'll go along with the rest of the group
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Adverb
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The mother of her French host family cooked simply and honestly each night with ingredients in season in Burgundy.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025 -
Malcolm appears to have a genuine crush on Ellen and honestly seems like a nice guy as far as clan dudes go.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The fantasy that a single order from the Oval Office could sort all of this out is, quite frankly, hilarious.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Marvel navigated the shutdowns and initial revival better than anyone, frankly, and had multiple big blockbuster hits during this period right after Avengers: Endgame, even if the ceiling on potential box office came down to Earth a bit.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But for others, the complete lack of these kinds of conversations actually managed to preserve their fantasy.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Even fewer could tell you, without Googling, what the company actually does.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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How much is new management really going to invest in Paramount+ and streaming going forward.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The purpose of the test — the largest ever in the state, which has by far the most home battery capacity in the US — was to see just how much power is really there for the utility to tap, and to ensure it could be switched on, effectively running the grid in reverse, without causing a crash.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Truthfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truthfully. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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