as in openly
in an honest and direct manner
the police commissioner forthrightly and unhesitatingly admitted his mistake
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Adverb
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The Kremlin has been giving the U.S. and Ukraine a run-around on ceasefire proposals, pushing maximalist demands and reneging on agreements while maintaining that Russia sincerely desires peace.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Apr. 2025 -
No end-times scenario—however sincerely held—gives us permission to turn away from injustice.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The bridge [took] a few takes, but honestly, the song itself happened quite fast – all the mixing and that.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
25 Apr. 2025
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Venus-Neptune conjunction in Aries on May 2: Meet each other more honestly.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The cinematography morphs from something appropriate for a wacky comedic satire (straightforward) to lurid horror-movie tones; the score follows a similar path.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Oct. 2024
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Despite seeming straightforward, microwaves aren’t standardized, so finding your machine’s power settings in the first place can be confusing, Chen says.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
14 Oct. 2024
Adverb
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In January, the U.S. abruptly halted 90 percent of its humanitarian and development assistance to Ukraine.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Now, with McPherson abruptly un-disappeared, an even larger group of people—the relieved, the vengeful, the doubtful, and the desperate-for-a-byline—set about trying to vet her story.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Forthrightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forthrightly. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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