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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
What those many transformations speak to, though, is not just Cher’s remarkable knack for reinvention, but her extraordinary resilience: a quality that has never been captured with the same candor and scope as her rip-roaring, deliciously readable new memoir, titled, simply, The Memoir: Part One.
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
That means modeling psychological safety and candor about embracing different brain types from the top of the organizational chart.
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—Shaun Arora, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
And in the unbinding candor of anonymity, all of them confess it in these books.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
This kind of candor about mental health would have been unthinkable a decade ago.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
That means modeling psychological safety and candor about embracing different brain types from the top of the organizational chart.
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—Shaun Arora, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
And in the unbinding candor of anonymity, all of them confess it in these books.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
This kind of candor about mental health would have been unthinkable a decade ago.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
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But honesty doesn’t mean saying every thought that pops into your head.Krystyna Larrave, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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With great honesty and in gripping detail, Rushdie recounts that terrifying day and his journey to recovery.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Anderson has also added to the creativity and brilliance of Gibbs-White, with similar, invaluable attributes.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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With his unmatched charisma and comedic brilliance, Toad is destined to be the funniest movie ever.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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There are reasons to doubt the sincerity of HTS’s moderate turn.Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Bringing them coffee and breakfast in bed is a good way to start, but rubbing their feet at the end of the day and listening to their war stories from work proves your sincerity.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 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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Set emerald green against bright white to highlight its brilliancy.Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2022
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The Geminids are competing with a full moon The Cold Moon, the last full moon of the year, will rise on Saturday and its brightness will outshine some of the shooting stars that are normally visible with the Geminids.Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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The 28-300mm relies on digital corrections to resolve distortion and deliver consistent brightness across the frame.PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
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In capturing that directness, Oppenheimer often shot in long takes, forgoing the fantasy sequences and montages that many have come to associate with musicals for an approach that better accessed his skills as a documentarian.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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How has this newfound directness and maturity affected the visual style of Big Ideas?Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 July 2024
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Varying from Regency, Rococo focuses on ornate decor patterns and a sense of lightness.Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Trending on Billboard Returning to the coast has become an outlet for Slater’s newfound sense of lightness.Sophie Williams, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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