as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
some hurt feelings could have been spared if he'd been more up-front about whom he was inviting to the party
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Recent Examples of up-front
To meet the needs of today’s economy, the value of learning after high school needs to increase on both sides of the equation, with a lower up-front cost leading to a quicker, higher payoff.
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Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The Swiss company will pay $7 a share in cash up-front through a subsidiary, equivalent to $800 million, according to a statement Wednesday.
—Deirdre Hipwell and Naomi Kresge, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
One of the issues will be whether Pastrnak and Geekie are enough of an up-front foundation.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Notably, the high up-front costs of investing in pilots, scaling and implementing technology can impact adoption.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The Swiss company will pay $7 a share in cash up-front through a subsidiary, equivalent to $800 million, according to a statement Wednesday.
—Deirdre Hipwell and Naomi Kresge, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
One of the issues will be whether Pastrnak and Geekie are enough of an up-front foundation.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Notably, the high up-front costs of investing in pilots, scaling and implementing technology can impact adoption.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-front
Adjective
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Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, an outspoken critic of the city’s homeless programs, also has been a longtime supporter of terminating the emergency.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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These decisions suggest an effort to suppress all but the most overt nationalistic efforts from American artists, a fool’s errand given the outspoken nature of the creative community, and one that is not unfamiliar around the globe.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Because spontaneous conversations are harder in a hybrid environment, actively create spaces for honest discussions.—
Ayaskant Sarangi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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So much of it feels like a fever dream, to be honest, being in Singapore.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The candid video showed the cat gently moving his paw to pump breast milk for his owner, who had recently given birth.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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But when navigated well, this process can strengthen the relationship and ensure that directors serve as your candid, engaged, and strategic partners.—
Rachel DuRose,
Harvard Business Review,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The bluntly declarative candor of their performances feels at once tweaked with the artifice of frank expressivity yet emotionally hyperreal.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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Have a frank conversation with her about her recklessness and its impact on others.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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The House previously approved a budget bill that contained a fairly straightforward provision to ban state AI regulation for 10 years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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That's pretty straightforward — not something that will keep CBO analysts working overtime.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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Russian officials have said for weeks that such a document is forthcoming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Family is everything to him, and recently the world has been buzzing about a forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic in which Brown’s cousin Jaafar Jackson is portraying their legendary King of Pop uncle.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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But most of all, Peck is blazingly forthright in his championing of Orwell as a man from the past who may just hold the key to the world’s future.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 May 2025
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But any honest history must also be forthright about the genuine fears that shaped American policy and the deeper currents of ideology.—
Leo Tran,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2025
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