anecdote

noun

ˈa-nik-ˌdōt How to pronounce anecdote (audio)
Definition of anecdotenext
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 The Manchester by the Sea star answered with a particularly hilarious anecdote featuring one of his two sons. — Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026 What began as a Paris Hilton anecdote about her Chihuahua is turning into a legitimate product category, and veterinarians warn that the science and the safety haven’t caught up with the hype. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 The anecdote is dramatic, the science is real but incomplete, and the practice is moving from fringe biohacking toward a supervised clinical tool, with major caveats readers should understand before trying anything similar. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 His story is a compelling celebrity anecdote, not a prescription. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anecdote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdote
  1. story
  2. tale
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  • There was a period where airspace was closed in the Gulf after the Iran conflict began, and then questions about whether the region’s growth story would be interrupted.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the end, creation stories feels a bit like an internal pep talk for which an audience didn’t necessarily need to be present.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of story
Noun
  • The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And for Netflix, Bayona helmed Society of the Snow, a drama based on the true-life tale of the Uruguayan 1972 Andes flight disaster.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tale

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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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