the truth

noun

: the real facts about something : the things that are true
Are you telling (me) the truth?
At some point you have to face the simple/hard/honest/plain/naked truth that we failed.
Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

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Twenty-one years later, Lieberman revealed the truth in what proved to be an early peek at the current state of affairs in high school basketball. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 No one knew better than Anthony Bourdain not to let facts get in the way of the truth. Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 The knights who always told the truth and the knaves who always lied. Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 However, the truth is, leagues like this and the WNBA are nothing but remoras, the fish that stick to sharks and feed off of them. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the truth

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“The truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20truth. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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