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or naïvely
as in sincerely
without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration
she naively admitted to the job interviewer that she actually had little work experience
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Adverb
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Meanwhile, Mexican moviemakers and critics have been less than thrilled to see the country’s drug war and mass disappearances reduced to fodder for a musical that sincerely tries to humanize a cartel boss who earns her redemption by … starting a NGO.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025 -
Most importantly, Kim Jong Un would perceive Trump as sincerely intending to improve relations between Pyongyang and Washington, D.C. Seung-Whan Choi teaches Korean politics and International Relations at the University of Illinois at Chicago.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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What drove it, honestly, was the decision to make the sequel to Black Phone.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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And honestly, bruises, aches and pains come with the territory.—
Max Gao,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The more Prabhu schemes while praying in temples or on river banks, the more his political aspirations begin to feel like a dharma — a religious duty or calling — rather than simply an ulterior motive beneath a religious façade.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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And the bigger issue is that the WHO simply cannot admit its mistakes.—
Jess Craig,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Naively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naively. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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