as in honestly
to tell the truth
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Recent Examples of frankly
And that was a pretty sophisticated and frankly, complicated operation.
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Quite frankly, some change is needed.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
And frankly, most don't know where to start.
—Steph Wagner, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
To have the vision and strategy for your company, to pick the leadership team, to execute it, and then, frankly, to get the conditions to ultimately replace yourself.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Just every player on the team, honestly.—
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Oh, honestly, a little bit of both.—
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There are actually a few bird feeders set up outside so the birds at Ernie Miller can see them through windows or through their enclosures.—
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Imagine that happens in policy to actually affect everyday people.—
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So there's really no choice but for the four major conference commissioners to compile a set of rules and guidelines that make at least a marginal bit of sense.—
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So getting through that year was really difficult.—
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Peterson, who did indeed return to the court, was hacked on an off-balance 3 with one second to play.—
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The island of Petite Martinique is indeed petite, at less than 600 acres and with about 900 residents.—
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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