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Recent Examples of bluntly
Inside were six tickets for each of that season’s Indiana University football games, free to him as a dorm resident because, to put it bluntly, no one was terribly interested in going to Hoosier football games, let alone paying for them.
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Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Trump on Friday commuted Santos’ sentence with what included bluntly, crassly partisan reasoning.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Humanizing stakes arrive just as bluntly.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Jobs dismissed the idea bluntly.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives bluntly said at a press conference this morning after Rinderknecht’s arrest.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The actress and singer appeared to be caught off guard during Monday's episode of Today after interviewer Melvin bluntly noted that the filming the movie coincided with the finalization of her divorce from Ben Affleck, who executive-produced the musical, earlier this year.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Tanaya Middleton, licensed nail technician and co-founder of the Nail Excellence Awards, puts it more bluntly.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
McBride didn't mince any words about his former head coach, sharing bluntly that he was shocked over the decision.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Trump on Friday commuted Santos’ sentence with what included bluntly, crassly partisan reasoning.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Humanizing stakes arrive just as bluntly.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Jobs dismissed the idea bluntly.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives bluntly said at a press conference this morning after Rinderknecht’s arrest.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The actress and singer appeared to be caught off guard during Monday's episode of Today after interviewer Melvin bluntly noted that the filming the movie coincided with the finalization of her divorce from Ben Affleck, who executive-produced the musical, earlier this year.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Tanaya Middleton, licensed nail technician and co-founder of the Nail Excellence Awards, puts it more bluntly.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
McBride didn't mince any words about his former head coach, sharing bluntly that he was shocked over the decision.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluntly
Adverb
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The veil having been brusquely lifted from his eyes, Blair eventually left the service.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gina remains loyal to Amy, who has at times treated her friend brusquely.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Last week Halligan abruptly fired the author of the memo, career prosecutor Elizabeth Yusi, in part due to her resistance to bringing the case against James, sources said.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Then, the activity abruptly stopped.—
Jim Beaugez,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Recently, Carbon Robotics launched its autonomous weeder, which uses AI, robotics, and laser technology to navigate fields, precisely identify, and eliminate weeds, enhancing efficiency and reducing chemical dependence.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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But that feels precisely wrong.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bluntly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluntly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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