as in story
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
told us once again that anecdote about the dog and the bike
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Recent Examples of anecdote
That, of course, sparked a favorite Coleman anecdote.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Normand recently told an anecdote on his Tuesdays with Stories!
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
For Zand, this is not an anecdote or an isolated irony, but a window into how the system itself functions.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The authors found that users who heavily relied on LLMs submitted essays with 50% fewer pronouns, which was representative of the larger shift toward impersonal language that included fewer anecdotes and references to human experiences.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Normand recently told an anecdote on his Tuesdays with Stories!
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
For Zand, this is not an anecdote or an isolated irony, but a window into how the system itself functions.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The authors found that users who heavily relied on LLMs submitted essays with 50% fewer pronouns, which was representative of the larger shift toward impersonal language that included fewer anecdotes and references to human experiences.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdote
Noun
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This story was produced with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and donors in South Florida’s Jewish and Muslim communities, including Khalid and Diana Mirza and the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Foundation, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The filmmaker ultimately sees it as a story about unconditional love.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ammonia damaged the paper preserving ancient chronicles (letopisi) of tales that served the needs of princes and priests at the expense of those beneath them or at their throats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The 20-track LP serves as equal parts music and cinema in which Crockett weaves a tale of McLane as a cattle rustler on the run from the law who — eventually — gets his redemption.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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