veritable
adjective
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Veritable, like its close relative verity ("truth"), came to English through Anglo-French from Latin. It is ultimately derived from verus, the Latin word for "true," which also gave us verify, aver, and verdict. Veritable is often used as a synonym of genuine or authentic ("a veritable masterpiece"), but it is also frequently used to stress the aptness of a metaphor, often in a humorous tone ("a veritable swarm of lawyers"). In the past, usage commentators have objected to the latter use, but today it doesn't draw much criticism.
Examples of veritable in a Sentence
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Log-tech startups today face a veritable swamp of challenges, not least a slumping economy both in Europe and globally, uncertain conditions for many global supply chains and risk-averse investment attitudes.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The result was a veritable takeover: By the late 1970s, 75 percent of Americans had middle names.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Seen this way, each bath picture is just another surge in a veritable inundation of truth-telling about the tortuous workings of intimacy.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
During his lecture, Dr. Burkitt mapped a veritable pediatric cancer belt that extended across equatorial Africa.
—Delthia Ricks, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
There are over 3,000 slots + table games, including a veritable smorgasbord of blackjack variants.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
Among the array of pools at the resort, the most striking is King’s Pond, a veritable aquarium that is home to dozens of species of fish.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
That battle culminated two weeks ago under a veritable storm of KABs.
—David Axe, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Veritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veritable. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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