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as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
an interview in which the members of the rock band speak with candor about their recent squabbling
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as in brilliance
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the desert sun shone down on the intrepid travelers with fiery candor
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Recent Examples of candor
After Donald Trump’s election in 2024, an unexpected moment of candor emerged from an unlikely source.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Another interaction saw Short informed that this was the time and space for total candor.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
On Thursday, the football icon, known for his renowned straight-to-the-point candor, was unveiled as the Tar Heels’ head coach.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Another interaction saw Short informed that this was the time and space for total candor.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
On Thursday, the football icon, known for his renowned straight-to-the-point candor, was unveiled as the Tar Heels’ head coach.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
Noun
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His mastery of both emotional honesty and sociopolitical truth-telling puts him in Richard Pryor territory.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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Victor’s co-stars Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges joined her in the IndieWire Studio, and they were each wowed by the material and the honesty that Victor brought to the script.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2025
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Here is a test of how a director can mine brilliance out of a single location, with only two actors.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Build layers to customize your shine, from subtle to high-impact brilliance.—
Jessica Diner,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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Min walks off after becoming convinced Chris doesn’t see a future with him (Yang plays his character’s sadness and disappointment in himself with touching sincerity) and Lee feels betrayed after an unforeseen development comes to light, the result of a drunken evening.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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The orange represents success, determination, and creativity while the blue stands for trust, loyalty, and sincerity and strength.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Red Planet, shining at magnitude –1.4, is 40° to the east-northeast, and the king of planets, Jove, still near its greatest brilliancy for the year at magnitude –2.8, lies 46° west-southwest of Luna.—
Michael E. Bakich,
Discover Magazine,
7 Nov. 2022
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When to watch Venus at its brightest The second planet from the sun will be at its brightest near Valentine’s Day in 2025, the Almanac said. Stargazers can glimpse Venus at its greatest brightness on Sunday, Feb. 16.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at 228,000 miles.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Butler, for example, leaned into the directness of warning.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2025
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Underscoring the gravity of his message, Sullivan spoke with an urgency and directness that were rarely heard during his decade-plus in public life.—
Axios,
Axios,
18 Jan. 2025
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Up to 40 percent off right now, the Bobs B Cute shoes offer the support of a sneaker but the lightness of a ballet slipper, which makes a perfect combo for travel.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2025
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As the game unfolded, one was left with a sense of lightness watching this Canucks team — like a weight had been lifted.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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