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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpretentiousness
Noun
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Nielsen played the bumbling LAPD lieutenant Frank Drebin with sincerity, making the absurdity around him all the funnier.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025 -
Rankin handles each passing year, each surprising revelation, and each family member’s responses with touching sincerity.—
AudioFile Magazine
July 31,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The marketplace has tweeted vociferously that something needs to be done about this lack of candor by GPT-5 regarding the model routing that is occurring.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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They were granted anonymity in exchange for their candor.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The bravest thing a leader can do right now is say what needs to be said – with specificity, honesty, and focus.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ian told Newsweek about his experience of the situation, and his thoughts on honesty within the tricky terrain of online dating.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is the result of naivete: Who would want to hurt little old us?—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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The secret is that Spike’s know-nothing naivete encourages us to see the world through the eyes of someone who’s new to every part of it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 June 2025
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“Unpretentiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpretentiousness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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