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Recent Examples of candidly
That may partly explain why audiences respond strongly when powerful men discuss addiction candidly.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Some viewers praised Daniel for speaking candidly about his experiences, while others questioned whether graduation was the appropriate setting for the remarks.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
But Feehery and a second Republican operative, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, both predicted that Massie would fall short for not being sufficiently loyal.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 18 May 2026
During a conversation in Cannes (via Entertainment Weekly) after receiving an Honorary Palme d’Or, Jackson was asked about Gosling’s revelation and spoke candidly about the decision to drop him from the movie.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 May 2026
On this track, both artists speak candidly about fear, depression, and navigating environments where vulnerability is seen as a weakness.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 13 May 2026
Policy experts at the Pentagon were brought in to discuss a potential invasion of Kharg Island, the jewel of Iran’s oil industry, to draw lessons from planning a defense of Taiwan, according to a Defense official, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Longtime teachers and district staff spoke candidly about how the changes will affect students, colleagues, themselves and their families.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Some viewers praised Daniel for speaking candidly about his experiences, while others questioned whether graduation was the appropriate setting for the remarks.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
But Feehery and a second Republican operative, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, both predicted that Massie would fall short for not being sufficiently loyal.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 18 May 2026
During a conversation in Cannes (via Entertainment Weekly) after receiving an Honorary Palme d’Or, Jackson was asked about Gosling’s revelation and spoke candidly about the decision to drop him from the movie.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 May 2026
On this track, both artists speak candidly about fear, depression, and navigating environments where vulnerability is seen as a weakness.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 13 May 2026
Policy experts at the Pentagon were brought in to discuss a potential invasion of Kharg Island, the jewel of Iran’s oil industry, to draw lessons from planning a defense of Taiwan, according to a Defense official, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Longtime teachers and district staff spoke candidly about how the changes will affect students, colleagues, themselves and their families.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidly
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What is striking about this moment is that America is not merely acknowledging the Jewish roots of some of its values historically, but openly turning again to a distinctly Jewish practice as a possible source of wisdom for the present.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The controversy also took a turn after the discovery of a March 2026 interview with outlet El Nuevo Día in which Díaz openly discussed his family’s involvement in the underground circuit.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Wild-eyed in a register that ranges from dreamy to terrified to stunned into submission, her performance is the most honestly felt thing here.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Yet that cannot be wielded, either logically or honestly, as an excuse for imposing war on the noble Cuban people.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The fact that Vodolazkin has enjoyed such success in the international market is frankly an indictment of all of us more than anything else.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Watching driver onboards is frankly terrifying, given the speed differentials.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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Foley has been the one board member who has forthrightly stood up for oversight and accountability on every key issue.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Coming off the ice, Malinin forthrightly congratulated the winner, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, as if to communicate that Shaidorov won the prize from his own efforts, not from Malinin’s failure.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Premiering the first of eight episodes on Sunday, March 22, The Comeback’s shaggy, despairing, hilarious, and sometimes baldly sentimental third season spends its first two episodes running through all the horsemen of the Hollywood-pocalypse.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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My job, bluntly, was to spy, but to do it in a way that wasn’t baldly obvious either.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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That doesn’t mean that Holocaust educators are unreservedly enthusiastic about the new approach.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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The love songs that set its mood are unreservedly sexy and most of all funny — including that dirty ‘Wood’ — expressing genuine affection and delight.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The hero of Vidal’s novel is straightforwardly based on Hearst, while the wealthy, castle-dwelling Californian in Huxley’s novel bears a more veiled, but still unmistakable, resemblance to him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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While there could be ways around that prohibition—like using the 25th Amendment to temporarily step down from the presidency and then have the vice president pardon the president—presidents could not straightforwardly issue a pardon to themselves, the Nixon-era DOJ wrote.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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To put it plainly, there is no foreboding El Niño cloud that will appear above your house, and many random weather events will still occur that have few, if any, tangible links to the weather phenomenon.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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To put it plainly, your people are not the bottleneck.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Candidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidly. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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