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Recent Examples of bluntly
Put bluntly, Vrabel's press conference didn't help him or Russini.
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Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Cook County property tax bills will be late again this year, the treasurer’s office bluntly affirmed this week, as various offices continue to try to catch up from last year’s troubles and address lingering ones.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Chiefs executive vice-president Jack Steadman bluntly tried to dissuade the idea.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
In a Variety article, actress Joanne Dru of All the King’s Men (1949) diagnosed the problem bluntly.
—Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
To maintain movement and bounce, her ends are cut bluntly and bumped inwards with a flat-iron.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
The head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in the UAE, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, who has become one of the most vocal critics of Iran's actions, bluntly calls it economic terrorism.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The 70-year-old coach puts it more bluntly.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
Roberts wouldn’t say it so bluntly, but the position remains unsettled because neither player has grabbed hold of it with a stronger spring.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Cook County property tax bills will be late again this year, the treasurer’s office bluntly affirmed this week, as various offices continue to try to catch up from last year’s troubles and address lingering ones.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Chiefs executive vice-president Jack Steadman bluntly tried to dissuade the idea.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
In a Variety article, actress Joanne Dru of All the King’s Men (1949) diagnosed the problem bluntly.
—Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
To maintain movement and bounce, her ends are cut bluntly and bumped inwards with a flat-iron.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
The head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in the UAE, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, who has become one of the most vocal critics of Iran's actions, bluntly calls it economic terrorism.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The 70-year-old coach puts it more bluntly.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
Roberts wouldn’t say it so bluntly, but the position remains unsettled because neither player has grabbed hold of it with a stronger spring.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
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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Gunfire at the Washington Hilton Saturday night abruptly halted the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.—
Charles Forelle,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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In her last year of college, my now-37-year-old daughter abruptly came out as a lesbian.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The work moves between material and virtual economies, asking what, precisely, gives an object its worth.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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Instead, this motion risks making Los Angeles a national symbol of progressive overreach at precisely the wrong time.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bluntly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluntly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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