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as in data
a collection of factual knowledge about something
the network correspondent spent the entire day gathering information for her report on the brewing scandal
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as in news
a report of recent events or facts not previously known
what's the latest information about the wildfires out in the West?
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Recent Examples of information
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor.
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Staff Reports, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
People in these roles, including project coordinators and many middle managers above the direct supervisory layer, transmit information from the deciders to the doers or among the deciders.
—Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
No other information, including the victim’s identity and the circumstances of the shooting, were released.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Find more information here about the repair process for water main breaks.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Staff Reports, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
People in these roles, including project coordinators and many middle managers above the direct supervisory layer, transmit information from the deciders to the doers or among the deciders.
—Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
No other information, including the victim’s identity and the circumstances of the shooting, were released.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Find more information here about the repair process for water main breaks.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for information
Recent Examples of Synonyms for information
Noun
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These three apparently disconnected facts exploded in my head and, after a lot of research, formed the narrative engine of The Grave Tattoo, a contemporary thriller with its roots firmly in the tail end of the eighteenth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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And in a return of goodwill, Gun Owners of America praised him for withholding judgment on the facts of the case.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This two-story house provides a generous living space with its five bedrooms and four baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Durden’s journey with the Patriots starts, like most great stories, at the very bottom.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Companies of all sorts need the same info, which has been available for such commercial equipment as HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), refrigerators, freezers, ovens, boilers, large-scale data processing equipment, windows, doors, and more.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The two richest resources for finding info about agents are Poets & Writers, a magazine and website, and the web-only database Publishers Marketplace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Information.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/information. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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