as in honest
being in the habit of telling the truth
a truthful youngster who wouldn't just make up a story like that
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How could such an insightful, searching and consummately truthful writer seemingly spend her daily life lying to herself?
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Glen Weldon, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
The country is expected to pass a law to help make review sites more truthful.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Philipp Plein’s designs are a direct reflection of this shift providing luxury buying audiences greater permission to be more truthful and transparent about the very human need of wanting to be more daring and noticed.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
After a choppy start, there’s a noticeable amount of restraint to keep the characters truthful and the tone tightly reined in.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Glen Weldon, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
The country is expected to pass a law to help make review sites more truthful.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Philipp Plein’s designs are a direct reflection of this shift providing luxury buying audiences greater permission to be more truthful and transparent about the very human need of wanting to be more daring and noticed.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
After a choppy start, there’s a noticeable amount of restraint to keep the characters truthful and the tone tightly reined in.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truthful. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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