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You can speak frankly to us.
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Miranda Priestly may have snubbed florals as dépassé in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, but nearly 20 years later, contemporary designers are pushing the pattern in exciting directions, bringing a fresh, new, and frankly edgy take on plants—particularly ones with petals.
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
Well, honestly, that dates all the way back to before the pilot was written, frankly, the research trip that Mindy and I did.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
Peter, on the other hand, is approaching it in a very old fashioned, very masculine, frankly, way of burying it, ignoring it, and that doesn’t often work.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
So the talk among President Donald Trump and some fellow Republicans in Congress of attempting to find points of leverage in what will be a monumental recovery effort from the wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles is, frankly, un-American.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
Well, honestly, that dates all the way back to before the pilot was written, frankly, the research trip that Mindy and I did.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
Peter, on the other hand, is approaching it in a very old fashioned, very masculine, frankly, way of burying it, ignoring it, and that doesn’t often work.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
So the talk among President Donald Trump and some fellow Republicans in Congress of attempting to find points of leverage in what will be a monumental recovery effort from the wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles is, frankly, un-American.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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frankly
adverb
frank·ly
ˈfraŋ-klē 
1
: in a frank manner
you can speak frankly to us
2
: to tell the truth
frankly, I don't think it's wise
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