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
By mitigating up-front costs, especially for smaller community banks, and offering clearer, more compelling incentives, the Federal Reserve can push the entire ecosystem toward a tipping point where real-time payments become the new standard.
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The other thing that has been ignored in the letters to the editor is Zelenskyy’s short-sightedness with his demands for up-front protection.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
The expense wasn’t just the up-front cost of the phone; actually using the phone was exorbitantly expensive.
—Chris Perry, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Baker also won Best Director at the Spirits, stealing headlines with a semi-viral acceptance speech demanding higher up-front fees for filmmakers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The other thing that has been ignored in the letters to the editor is Zelenskyy’s short-sightedness with his demands for up-front protection.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
The expense wasn’t just the up-front cost of the phone; actually using the phone was exorbitantly expensive.
—Chris Perry, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Baker also won Best Director at the Spirits, stealing headlines with a semi-viral acceptance speech demanding higher up-front fees for filmmakers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-front
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On the state level, Maine officials have been the most outspoken over the refusal to comply with the federal law, resulting in a back-and-forth between the state and the Trump administration.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In a climate overcrowded with tiresome discourse, these seven Black women are carving their own lanes by being unapologetically outspoken, insightful and honest—and doing it with flair.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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Viola Davis shared an honest admission about a past interaction with the late Chadwick Boseman.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Be honest about strategic intent: If the acquisition will eventually be fully integrated, communicate this from the beginning rather than creating false expectations of independence.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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If fans of That’s So Raven were curious about where Raven-Symoné and Orlando Brown stand, the former recently got candid about her thoughts on the latter.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users Cory Booker Breaks Record With 25-Hour Speech Blasting Trump Florida Special Elections: Republicans Win Gaetz And Waltz’s Seats Administrative Bloat Faces A Reckoning A candid appraisal suggests these layoffs may signal a necessary correction.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Needling each other because these are real relationships — with plenty of brutally frank talk as well — but also because this is supposed to be fun.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The author is frank about Ono’s shortcomings as a parent.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Mar. 2025
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Playing net-front is not as straightforward as going to the front of the net and standing there.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Although cannabis impairment detection is not as straightforward as with alcohol, police are still able to identify it.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Yet to be determined is how steep a cost and exactly when that contract extension is forthcoming, presumably ahead of the fourth and final year of his rookie deal.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lionsgate chair Adam Fogelson revealed Tuesday at the Las Vegas event that Feig, director of the forthcoming sequel Another Simple Favor, signed the pact through his production company Feigco Entertainment, headed up by Feig and producing partner Laura Fischer.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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Japan’s Ministry of Defense has been forthright in acknowledging that the demographic crisis will affect national security.—
Tom Le,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Mar. 2025
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In an industry as opaque as art, where dealers are rarely forthright about their businesses, the most reliable economic data can sometimes be the party budgets.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Up-front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-front. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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