as in frankly
to tell the truth
admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that
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Recent Examples of admittedly
What to do instead: There’s admittedly a lot of nuance here.
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Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 July 2025
The next to make their entrances were Kyle Howard, who admittedly was easy to miss during his two weeks on Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette, and one of Grant’s final three Zoe McGrady.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 8 July 2025
In those formative years spent as a youngster in Hawaii, surfing had become a big part of his life and moving to Texas was admittedly a bit of a letdown.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
This, admittedly, is a first-world kind of problem; Ferguson and Guardiola, who has managed City since 2016, are very much the exceptions.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 July 2025
The next to make their entrances were Kyle Howard, who admittedly was easy to miss during his two weeks on Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette, and one of Grant’s final three Zoe McGrady.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 8 July 2025
In those formative years spent as a youngster in Hawaii, surfing had become a big part of his life and moving to Texas was admittedly a bit of a letdown.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
This, admittedly, is a first-world kind of problem; Ferguson and Guardiola, who has managed City since 2016, are very much the exceptions.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admittedly
Adverb
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Those moments are deeply emotional and, quite frankly, beautiful enough in their simplicity to bring a tear to the eye.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Daniels’s trainer, John Conway, has implied that his fighter plans to make the fight an ugly brawl against Shields, which frankly, might be her best bet to win.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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Between the wear-everywhere look of jeans and the cloudlike comfort of sweats, these pants are the ultimate warm-weather travel companion—and honestly, a year-round staple.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 July 2025
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The hardest part, honestly, was coming home from the hospital, and Ocean was at the front door waiting for me, not having any idea of what happened.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
17 July 2025
Adverb
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The banana plant is actually the world’s largest herb.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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When Webb takes a picture of a distant galaxy, astronomers like me are actually seeing what that galaxy looked like billions of years ago.—
Adi Foord,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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Each suite has its own floor, but the public spaces are where the hotel really shines.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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She’s really elevated the issue to a national level.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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It must be acknowledged that this issue is indeed tricky.—
,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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And then you were born in a place, unlike so many places today (and indeed all countries even a century or two ago), where medicine and care enabled you to live into adulthood.—
Simon Boas
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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