as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
I'm telling the unvarnished truth
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Recent Examples of unvarnished
Here is the unvarnished truth: The reconciliation bill, which reforms these two ballooning programs, does not mandate that a single Marylander lose benefits.
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Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
Imagine an online ad on the dark side of the web, stating that a fresh and unvarnished copy of AGI is available for sale.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The Web is for unvarnished interactions, long rants and video burbles and buffering.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 July 2025
As an informal function, organizational ombuds often have access to employees’ unvarnished concerns, feelings, hopes and fears.
—Chuck Doran, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
Imagine an online ad on the dark side of the web, stating that a fresh and unvarnished copy of AGI is available for sale.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The Web is for unvarnished interactions, long rants and video burbles and buffering.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 July 2025
As an informal function, organizational ombuds often have access to employees’ unvarnished concerns, feelings, hopes and fears.
—Chuck Doran, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unvarnished
Adjective
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The recycled leather lanyard adds to its convenience and simple, timeless style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
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In North Carolina, Republicans are a few votes shy of a supermajority in one chamber but still control the redistricting process because the state’s congressional maps are not subject to veto and therefore can be passed by a simple majority in the legislature.—
Elena Shao,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Between stress, shame, emotional disconnection, the current state of the world being challenging, and just plain exhaustion, desire can come and go.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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Even the band’s look — blue denim, plain T-shirts, collegiate banners — was faded.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But most of the walls, including those of Hitler’s private chamber, were bare concrete – unadorned except for the odd piece of looted artwork.—
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Heavy and unadorned, this simple slab of metal makes delicious pizza pies that are crispy and crusty in all the right places.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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In the opening segment, Andrea begins to believe that she is cursed, being haunted by an entity that’s invisible to the naked eye, but can be captured on video or in photos.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Only the right side of her face was visible beneath the wide-brimmed accessory and the Dezi Sly cat-eye sunglasses, and because most of her visage was hidden from the naked eye, her face makeup was kept to a minimum, even her lips.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Unvarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unvarnished. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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