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as in frankly
to tell the truth
forsooth, the rumor is true: this lovely lass and I are getting married!
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as in surely
without any question
you're getting married without a penny to your name—a pretty story forsooth!
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forsooth
Adverb
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There’s a lot of life in those small moments that is worth living that, frankly, social media is never going to show us.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025 -
And just in time, frankly — if there was ever a time when the country required stability, this is it.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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For the Braves to make an eighth consecutive postseason appearance, Strider will surely need to have a big part in getting them there.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Musk has clashed with regulators in numerous ways over the years and leveled criticisms of outdated bureaucracy that may be justified and surely inform his later efforts at DOGE.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adverb
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It’s built for immersive gaming but honestly makes everything look cinematic, even spreadsheets.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The museum trip is lighthearted and honestly just such a beautiful moment between these two.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Adverb
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The addition of glass tubes certainly adds another dimension to both sparse and dense arrangements.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
17 May 2025
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This means, under the current rules at least, a return to the United States, just 12 years after the men’s World Cup in 2026 and (almost certainly) the women’s World Cup in 2031, may well be the likeliest outcome if FIFA enforces the principle.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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Keep reading to see what actually makes a yogurt a good-for-you option—and how to pick the best one.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
28 May 2025
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The Trump administration asserts that these demands to higher education institutions are aimed at curbing anti-semitism and discrimination against female athletes, but critics of such policies have accused them of actually being anti-Palestinian and anti-transgender athletes.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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Of course, that’s a conversation for the fall (though the weather in Minneapolis and Detroit this week sure feels like playoff weather).—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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And if anybody thinks things get easier now that the Celtics have been booted all the way to next season must have missed what the Pacers just did to the Cavaliers, whose regular season sure was better than Boston’s.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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This is very compact indeed, having just a sink and quartz countertop.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 May 2025
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For a small insurance company operating in a niche market, an underwriting workbench might indeed be an unnecessary luxury.—
Marcin Nowak,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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That’s definitely on that same river of where those players are coming from.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
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The smoot framerate, excellent resolution, variety of play styles, amount of content, and new game modes definitely place this in the top tier of third-party games available.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Forsooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsooth. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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