as in honestly
to tell the truth
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Recent Examples of frankly
There are almost no redeeming qualities about The Rings Of Power’s second season outside of a few strong performances from actors who frankly deserve much better scripts.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
And that's just a basic gift to your family and to your kids, quite frankly.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
There’s another obvious reason humidifiers cause so much consumer disdain: Many of them are big, clunky, and frankly, ugly.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 20 Dec. 2024
While the researchers found meaningful overlap, there were also some surprising—and, frankly, hilarious—anatomical contrasts.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
And that's just a basic gift to your family and to your kids, quite frankly.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
There’s another obvious reason humidifiers cause so much consumer disdain: Many of them are big, clunky, and frankly, ugly.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 20 Dec. 2024
While the researchers found meaningful overlap, there were also some surprising—and, frankly, hilarious—anatomical contrasts.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankly
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This ensures that risks are priced in honestly rather than hidden beneath layers of financial engineering.Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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So to be able to work with directors who are at the top of their game right now, and being able to play these characters that are so disparate, is a dream come true for me, honestly.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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But Modi’s meditation wasn’t actually solitary; he was being filmed from multiple angles.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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This inconsistency actually reinforces problematic behavior by creating uncertainty about limits and consequences.Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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To let the silvery shade really sparkle, Carpenter skipped eyeliner and looked to be wearing almost no mascara at all, aligning with the current trending movement to skip mascara even in full glam.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
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But also, some of the bracelets people gave me were really inappropriate.Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
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Whether Lou Reed was indeed briefly swallowed by Porto’s great midsummer delirium or merely unable to fulfill his musical obligations, Saint John’s Eve 1980 will forever be remembered as the night Porto out-partied Lou Reed.Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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President Obama, indeed, holds the record for debt increase in actual dollar amount.Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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