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free from all additions or embellishment
I'm telling the unvarnished truth
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Recent Examples of unvarnished
The canvas, Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8, 1960, which is about seven and a half feet high and eight and a half feet wide, sustained scratches in the unvarnished paint layer of its lower region.
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News Desk, Artforum, 29 Apr. 2025
This could spare Meta any potential further embarrassment of having its founder's unvarnished internal emails picked apart in public.
—Ashley Belanger – May 16, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Outright fights are just one facet of the film’s unvarnished fidelity to Kana’s state of mind.
—Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The chat logs give us an unusually unvarnished look into key players’ worldview, the kind of thing historians usually have to wait decades to access.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 29 Apr. 2025
This could spare Meta any potential further embarrassment of having its founder's unvarnished internal emails picked apart in public.
—Ashley Belanger – May 16, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Outright fights are just one facet of the film’s unvarnished fidelity to Kana’s state of mind.
—Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The chat logs give us an unusually unvarnished look into key players’ worldview, the kind of thing historians usually have to wait decades to access.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unvarnished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unvarnished
Adjective
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In addition to experiencing a surge of sensual energy with greater emphasis on life’s simple pleasures, Venus in Taurus has everything to do with feeling grounded and finding stability in both love and finances.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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White is easy, simple, and many times, the best choice for a clean slate.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Its impact on the modern environment is made plain when the geologist protagonist must flee terrible wildfires there.—
Diana Arterian
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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My mom rocked her plain white canvas sneakers through her four years at Michigan State University (that's her in the picture on the day the Olympic torch was run through the MSU campus in 1984).—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Knapp, who previously has written about quilting and crafts, has a simple, seemingly unadorned style but insights like those pop up frequently.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2025
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Pope Francis’ marble tomb reflects his simple style and fulfills his desire for an unadorned final resting place.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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As always, readers are encouraged to never look directly at the sun with the naked eye, standard sunglasses, or with binoculars/a telescope, as doing so can permanently damage your vision.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 May 2025
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There’s no exact count of how many people fit inside Sahara, but to the naked eye, there appears to be roughly 20,000 people here to see him, with the crowd spilling out of the tent and extending up the adjacent hillside viewing area.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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“Unvarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unvarnished. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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