bluntly

adverb

Definition of bluntlynext
as in brusquely

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Recent Examples of bluntly In the new film, as in his previous work, Fielder uses actors to play out real scenarios, and leans on his own dry, bluntly awkward persona to bring out his subjects’ quirks and oddities. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Other experts are more bluntly critical of Alpha's approach, accusing the school network of effectively financializing education. — Maya Blackstone, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Put bluntly, skepticism about the Chiefs' version of events is warranted. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Marc Lafrance, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Concordia University in Montreal, framed the shift bluntly. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026 To put it bluntly, Getafe were in this position because of the allegations. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 In Rhode Island, fisherman Chris Brown, who targets species such as fluke and squid out of Point Judith, puts it more bluntly. — Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 In an interview this week, Burnham stated bluntly that Brexit has brought far more negative consequences to the United Kingdom than benefits, explicitly noting that the UK does not rule out rejoining the European Union in the future. — CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Jordana Cohen, who chaired the AHA writing group, has framed the current moment bluntly. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluntly
  1. brusquely
  2. abruptly
  3. precisely
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  • Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Yet, White House officials told me, Biden sometimes brusquely dismissed the views of both men, raising his voice as though berating children.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of brusquely
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  • But, after spending months touting the benefits that Warner assets would bring, Netflix abruptly pulled out of the auction in late February when Paramount’s Ellison upped his company’s offer.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • After that war had ended, the period of Democratic hegemony under President Franklin Roosevelt also ended, and abruptly, with the results of the midterm of 1946.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of abruptly
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  • These are called heighted neumes because the dots representing the individual notes rise and fall as precisely as if they are laid on an invisible grid.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Because this happens precisely where pressure is applied, the resulting glow reveals both the shape of the contact area and how pressure is distributed across it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of precisely

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