as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
I'm telling the unvarnished truth
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Recent Examples of unvarnished
Keep in mind that this is private-sector, objective data, based on measurable real-world conditions, unvarnished by politics or anyone’s underlying agenda.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Pritzker deserves credit for this unvarnished win.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
After a November 2025 hearing, Glenn Harris called Oklahoma Watch to offer his unvarnished opinion of guardianship judges.
—Jc Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Mar. 2026
There’s no denying Gordon’s bona fides (disheveled noise-rocker, riot-grrl signal amplifier, fashion designer, unvarnished solo artist, cultural commentator), but none of that really prepares you for PLAY ME’s jarring, juddering audio verite.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2026
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Pritzker deserves credit for this unvarnished win.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
After a November 2025 hearing, Glenn Harris called Oklahoma Watch to offer his unvarnished opinion of guardianship judges.
—Jc Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Mar. 2026
There’s no denying Gordon’s bona fides (disheveled noise-rocker, riot-grrl signal amplifier, fashion designer, unvarnished solo artist, cultural commentator), but none of that really prepares you for PLAY ME’s jarring, juddering audio verite.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unvarnished
Adjective
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July 23 – August 22 Clarity today comes from keeping your message simple and grounded.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Brown said Atlanta was taking away the Knicks’ spray game, which made the answer simpler.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Revisiting maps mid-decade for political advantage runs directly against both the spirit and the plain language of those protections.—
Dan Daley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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But a glimpse at an earlier journalistic universe—newspapers in the era before social media—shows the dishonesty at the center of the project to treat the plain meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment as up for grabs.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The insular culture and unadorned lives of conservative Anabaptist people aren't often associated with music, but Amish sacred music dates back half a millennium.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Though etiquette rules might have allowed for a tiara, the queen’s head was unadorned.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Blessed with wide fields of view, binoculars reveal the night sky beyond the reach of the naked eye, able to give excellent views of large and bright deep-sky objects — including star clusters and nebulas and the occasional galaxy (as well as the star-fields in the arc of the Milky Way).—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Talley then fled naked from the hospital and soon was recaptured.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Unvarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unvarnished. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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