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also anecdota
as in stories
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 anecdotes
An hour in McIntyre’s company is a warm, convivial whirlwind of enthusiasm, jokes and anecdotes.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
There was almost no real pharmacokinetic data to back up this assertion, only extrapolation and anecdotes.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Some anecdotes of wealthy families moving away have garnered attention, but the overwhelming pattern of millionaire mobility (or lack thereof) indicates no aggregate loss of such households.
—Gregory D. Squires, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2026
Amid the chronological retelling of anecdotes and landmark events in Valdez’s storied career, Alvarado also illuminates the elderly master’s personal wounds.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
My family of post-Soviet refugees seemed to believe it, and mostly passed down their history in loose, cinematic anecdotes.
—Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Dolly wrote the book with her sister, Rachel Parton George, and in addition to the recipes spanning strawberry shortcake and rustic chicken and dumplings, the two share heart-warming anecdotes about their relationship and family, plus useful tips on how to be the host with the most.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
The book offers anecdotes of the royal couple traced by numerous palace insiders.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 16 Jan. 2026
In it, the Duke of Sussex shares numerous anecdotes, including one about a 2012 trip to Las Vegas (which eventually became infamous for a different reason).
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
There was almost no real pharmacokinetic data to back up this assertion, only extrapolation and anecdotes.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Some anecdotes of wealthy families moving away have garnered attention, but the overwhelming pattern of millionaire mobility (or lack thereof) indicates no aggregate loss of such households.
—Gregory D. Squires, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2026
Amid the chronological retelling of anecdotes and landmark events in Valdez’s storied career, Alvarado also illuminates the elderly master’s personal wounds.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
My family of post-Soviet refugees seemed to believe it, and mostly passed down their history in loose, cinematic anecdotes.
—Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Dolly wrote the book with her sister, Rachel Parton George, and in addition to the recipes spanning strawberry shortcake and rustic chicken and dumplings, the two share heart-warming anecdotes about their relationship and family, plus useful tips on how to be the host with the most.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
The book offers anecdotes of the royal couple traced by numerous palace insiders.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 16 Jan. 2026
In it, the Duke of Sussex shares numerous anecdotes, including one about a 2012 trip to Las Vegas (which eventually became infamous for a different reason).
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdotes
Noun
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As for the defense's argument that Debe had a history of making up stories, prosecutors say this is unfortunately consistent with life inside an abusive relationship.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Carol Trzcinski, executive director of McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park, wants to help veterans tell their stories by exhibiting their art during a monthlong exhibit in March.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These are human stories first and foremost, tales of tragedy, struggle over adversity, and bittersweet romance.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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His whimsical and precisely-staged tales play on the artifice of cinema as much as on the heightened emotions of their characters.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Anecdotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdotes. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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