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Recent Examples of matter-of-factly
Horton sounds like a veteran speaking matter-of-factly about the realities of being a pitcher.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matter-of-factly
Adverb
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Nick Cannon is speaking candidly on his decision to have 12 children with six different women.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dane, 52, has spoken candidly about his journey with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The results are frankly stunning.—
Rupesh Dabbir,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Not with a life free of addiction but with a frankly humiliating Zyn habit.—
Reuven Perlman,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But Moscow has openly rejected proposals from Kyiv’s European allies to contribute to a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine if a ceasefire deal is finalized.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a first-person essay published in Sports Illustrated in 2013, Collins wrote about his sexuality and became the first openly gay player in any of the four major North American men's professional sports leagues.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And both dismantle pop's walls by nonchalantly leaping over musical styles and bringing a new audience along with them.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The video shows a clip of the mother bear breaking down the backyard fence and nonchalantly wandering around.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Esther is smiling; Bella looks coolly down her nose and into the lens.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Thou shalt pose for the cover, ideally smiling and having a casually joyous time.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Create Short, Snappy Messages Short, snappy messaging is great while people are in the mindset to casually scroll on social media.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Matter-of-factly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matter-of-factly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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