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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Replacing what Tocchet brought in Vancouver won’t be easy, and Canucks management is very much in the early stages of a process to identify a new bench boss that the club sincerely believed wouldn’t be required this summer.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025 -
It could be interpreted as either sincerely thanking or trolling Dallas general manager Nico Harrison, who made the trade with Rob Pelinka that brought Luka to L.A. and changed the trajectory of the Lakers.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2025
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For most businesses, the principles aren't actually new: create valuable content that genuinely helps your audience.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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But beyond those few and far between emergent moments, the game is genuinely boring.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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“Unpretentiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpretentiously. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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