as in sincerely
without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration
that rare restaurant reviewer who writes engagingly but unpretentiously about food
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Adverb
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In a video message, Drake spoke sincerely about how much Furtado had inspired him.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026 -
But it’s played sincerely, so the visual contrast just makes the connection feel clumsy, if not outright absurd.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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There were a lot of people genuinely really stoked for it.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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This is a great feature from Quanta Magazine, which argues that AI has crossed a real threshold in mathematics, shifting from a curiosity to a genuinely useful research partner.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Some hard-liners have openly criticized the regime for agreeing to a ceasefire, saying that the United States cannot be trusted.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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But above all – with inflation and gas prices on the rise, and the MAGA base openly in revolt – Trump urgently needs a deal.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Unpretentiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpretentiously. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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