Related Words for anecdote

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anecdotal
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Adjective, Adjective
tidbit
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Noun
tale
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Noun
story
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Noun
recounting
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Noun
remark
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Noun
observation
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Noun
recollection
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Noun
digression
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Noun
quip
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Noun
apocryphal
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Name, Adjective
conversation
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Noun
reminiscence
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Noun
amusing
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Adjective
assertion
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Noun
quote
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Noun
postscript
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Noun
nugget
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Noun
narrative
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Noun
aphorism
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Noun
argument
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Noun
footnote
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Noun
article
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Noun
fable
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Noun
autobiographical
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Adjective
allusion
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Noun
monologue
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Noun
joke
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Noun
poignant
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Adjective
explanation
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Noun
analogy
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Noun
disquisition
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Noun
statistic
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Noun
snippet
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Noun
example
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Noun
pithy
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Adjective
truism
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Noun
irony
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Noun
quotation
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Noun
conjecture
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Noun
commentary
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Noun
biographical
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Name
rejoinder
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Noun
suggestion
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Noun
incident
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Noun
paraphrase
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Noun
epigram
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Noun
corroborative
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Adjective
testimonial
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Noun
cautionary
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Adjective
musing
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Noun
memoir
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Noun
summation
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Noun
insight
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Noun
jocular
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Adjective
discussion
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Noun
caveat
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Noun
phrase
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Noun
illustrative
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Adjective
conceit
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Noun
humorous
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Adjective
oddity
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Noun
fact
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Noun
retelling
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Noun
interjection
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Noun
exaggeration
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Noun
extrapolation
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Noun
hearsay
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Noun
hyperbole
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Noun
rebuttal
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Noun
ditty
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Noun
testimony
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Noun
rant
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Noun
gist
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Noun
spiel
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Noun
illustration
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Noun
soliloquy
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Noun
metaphor
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Noun
instructive
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Adjective
evidence
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Noun
telling
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Verb
reportage
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Noun
backstory
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Noun
case
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Noun
life story
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Phrase, Noun
sketch
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Noun
passage
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Noun
adventure
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Noun
episode
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Noun
account
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Noun
detail
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Noun
brief
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Adjective
occurrence
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Noun
circumstance
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Noun
occasion
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Noun
event
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Noun
case in point
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Phrase, Noun
times
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Noun
casebook
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Noun
item
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Noun
object lesson
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Phrase, Noun
narration
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Noun
epoch
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Noun
excursus
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Noun
occurring
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Verb
success story
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Phrase, Noun
epitome
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Noun
paragraph
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Noun
word
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Noun
short
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Adjective
bulletin
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Noun
case history
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Phrase, Noun
scoop
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Noun
history
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Noun
diary
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Noun
meeting
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Noun
note
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Noun
case study
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Phrase, Noun
excerpt
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Noun
memorial
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Noun
version
/x
Noun
encountering
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Verb
snapshot
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Noun
edition
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Noun
report
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Noun
lesson
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Noun
compendium
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Noun
point
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Noun
instance
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Noun
memorandum
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Noun
experience
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Noun
itinerary
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Noun
sample
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Noun
travel
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Noun
scenario
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Noun
chapter of accidents
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Phrase, Noun
memorabilia
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Noun
demo
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Noun
rule of thumb
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Phrase, Noun
chronicle
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Noun
cherubs
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Noun
repartee
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Noun
jest
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Noun
heywood
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Name
plural
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Noun
apposite
xx
Adjective
racy
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Adjective
jar
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Noun
literary
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Noun
droll
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Adjective
plutarch
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Name
gossip
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Noun
piquant
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Adjective
acclaimed
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Adjective
any
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Adverb
appeal
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Noun, Verb
ballad
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Noun, Verb
botanical
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Adjective, Noun
braille
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
cambridge
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Name
cartoon
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Noun, Verb
cause
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Noun, Verb
columbus
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Name, Verb
consult
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Verb, Noun
copy
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Noun, Verb
exercise
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Noun, Verb
exile
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Noun, Verb
expression
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Noun
fun
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
hagiographic
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Adjective
haiku
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Noun
illustrated
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Noun
law
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Noun, Verb
listener
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Noun
memorable
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Adjective, Noun
ornithological
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Adjective
parable
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
poem
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Noun
record
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
simile
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Noun
skit
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Noun, Verb
vignette
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Noun, Verb
idiomatic
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Adjective, Noun
literally
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Adverb
vernacular
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Noun, Adjective
standard
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Adjective, Noun
chunk
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Noun, Verb
collocation
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Noun
dialect
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Noun
milestone
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Noun, Verb
headlines
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Noun
cluster
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Noun, Verb
cloth
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Noun
sorta
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Adverb
oh
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Noun, Verb