as in frankly
to tell the truth
honestly, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about
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Recent Examples of honestly
But honestly, her bob is capturing all of our attention.
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Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
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
This ensures that risks are priced in honestly rather than hidden beneath layers of financial engineering.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Since its development, the internet has never developed a satisfactory way to ensure that a counterparty will act honestly.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
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
This ensures that risks are priced in honestly rather than hidden beneath layers of financial engineering.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Since its development, the internet has never developed a satisfactory way to ensure that a counterparty will act honestly.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for honestly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honestly
Adverb
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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.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
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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
Adverb
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In the long run, has To Catch a Predator actually done more harm than good?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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The gown includes a black thong that buttons to the front of the dress, keeping the precarious-seeming drape actually quite secure.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Trade always had its place, but before Trump started hammering away at the issue, the decades-long debate over imports and tariffs was really argued within predetermined bounds.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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This human oversight, combined with all those advanced verification techniques, is really the key to helping institutions maintain trust and security in this era of rapidly evolving fraud tactics.—
Quora,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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How indeed, and yet more than 420,000 Zeekr production battery electric vehicles have already been delivered in over 40 global markets, including Europe, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and China.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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But Thompson has played so well that my understanding is the Caps have indeed engaged more meaningfully of late in talks with his camp, led by agent Allain Roy.—
Pierre LeBrun,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Honestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honestly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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