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free from all additions or embellishment
I'm telling the unvarnished truth
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Recent Examples of unvarnished
Among the reasons cited for Platt’s dismissal was the perception that, under his administration, the city had lost the public’s trust by prioritizing positive public relations and branding over disseminating unvarnished information.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
The competition will give viewers an unvarnished look behind the curtain of comedy’s darkest corners and brightest spotlights with the challenges inspired by comics’ actual career trajectories.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
In times of crisis, the markets turn to Dimon as a source of clear and unvarnished authority.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Created at their home studio in Southern California, Kugel co-produced the album alongside Montoya, resulting in haunting and austere vocals with gentle guitar and an unvarnished sound.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
The competition will give viewers an unvarnished look behind the curtain of comedy’s darkest corners and brightest spotlights with the challenges inspired by comics’ actual career trajectories.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
In times of crisis, the markets turn to Dimon as a source of clear and unvarnished authority.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Created at their home studio in Southern California, Kugel co-produced the album alongside Montoya, resulting in haunting and austere vocals with gentle guitar and an unvarnished sound.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unvarnished
Adjective
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Their simple plan goes awry when one of their relatives wants a posh Korean wedding banquet in the heartfelt romantic comedy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The inspiration The Copleys wanted a low-water garden that would be simple to care for.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Place in a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, v0 enables teams to generate responsive UIs directly from Figma designs or plain English descriptions, thereby minimizing the gap between vision and implementation.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The whole movie feels, if anything too realistic; an unflashy, unadorned terror borne from a real-life virus.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jarmusch may not be explicitly referencing Carver, though both artists have made an unadorned style their identity.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Just a few hours later, Dakota Johnson served up another naked dress inspiration at the Kering Foundation's Caring for Women dinner in New York City.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Bortle scale is a numerical scale that ranges from one to nine, with one being an excellent dark sky site with no light pollution and nine being an area with considerable light pollution and many night sky objects invisible to the naked eye.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Unvarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unvarnished. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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