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Adverb
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Some parenting ideas such as talking openly about race and teaching kids to be proud of their culture seem helpful.—
Alvin Thomas,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Parents can help by learning what content their kids see online, talking openly about these pressures, and guiding them toward healthy habits and safe choices.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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During an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends, Cummings, 43, candidly joked about her experience with postpartum depression after welcoming her son Henry back in December 2023, sharing that her struggles even inspired the name of her ongoing Big Baby tour.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Norma Avelar documented her plastic surgery journey on TikTok and candidly told her audience that her recovery wasn't easy.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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And frankly, the front office deserves criticism for that.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Put frankly, dismissing intention has boxed the ivory tower into a corner for its ability to handle difficult conversations relating to religion.—
Matthew Mayhew,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As for her own love of LSU, Hartung comes by it honestly.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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He was distracted by the movie and honestly just really liked my cooking.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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This absolute confidentiality helps give penitents the confidence to approach confession forthrightly, without holding back.—
Timothy Gabrielli,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
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His exile, rather than marginalizing him, gave him the rare platform from which to speak forthrightly.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Ayala plainly accused Johnson of disregarding the city's police officers, saying the mayor only cares when there's a camera in front of him or when an officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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To put it plainly, the crowd for McQueen already knows too much.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Unguardedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unguardedly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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