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
Lenders offer an up-front payment in exchange for a percentage of the growth in the value of the home at a future date.
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
However, this technology doesn't come without its challenges, including higher up-front costs in terms of construction, higher vulnerability to natural events, and possible long-term effects on water quality.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Even if the up-front capital investment was more expensive, the benefits of developing very tailored silicon that fit within a hyperscaler’s power-performance envelope delivered longer-term profitability.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
However, this technology doesn't come without its challenges, including higher up-front costs in terms of construction, higher vulnerability to natural events, and possible long-term effects on water quality.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Even if the up-front capital investment was more expensive, the benefits of developing very tailored silicon that fit within a hyperscaler’s power-performance envelope delivered longer-term profitability.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for up-front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-front
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The outspoken mother, who has clashed with Rock in the past, quickly went on to reiterate her desire for Blueface to enter a relationship with rap star Megan Thee Stallion, a hope that she’s expressed on previous occasions.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The world’s richest man also used the R-word to insult the intelligence of Navarro, an economic populist who is one of the most outspoken advocates for higher import taxes designed to protect American manufacturing.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The album is raw, honest, and deeply personal—a sonic letter to women and their stories, both told and untold.—
Nour Ezzedine,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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This accountability between sustainability initiatives and resilience among uncertainty is sparking more honest conversations, leading to more realistic goal setting and, ultimately, more meaningful progress.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 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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Meghan Markle’s new podcast, Confessions Of A Female Founder, is officially here, and the Duchess of Sussex opens the series with a frank conversation with her friend, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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Van Tassell and his Board of Trustees spent months in frank discussions about the mission of the school.—
Karen Weaver,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The economic case for implementing those other policies is more straightforward than the case for tariffs.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those are the more straightforward solutions, according to Dr. Teitelbaum, but more extreme asymmetry can require performing completely different procedures on each side, usually a custom combination of augmentation, breast lift, breast lift with fat transfer, and/or reduction.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
7 Apr. 2025
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The forthcoming decision was welcomed by Gilles Bissonnette, the legal director of the ACLU of New Hampshire, who said that Liu can now continue studying and working computer science.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The trio is set to lead the streamer’s forthcoming Pride and Prejudice adaptation, a six-part limited-series take on Jane Austen’s beloved novel, TVLine has confirmed.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
10 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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