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
Well-meaning family members shared thirdhand anecdotes about car hijackings.
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María Cristina Lalonde, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
One anecdote, attributed to a high school senior named Clarissa, claims that a male classmate named Michael receives all the credit for the ideas that were conceived together.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The anecdotes Reisberg receives from customers are heartwarming and make the work well worth it.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The numbers match the anecdotes.
—Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
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María Cristina Lalonde, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
One anecdote, attributed to a high school senior named Clarissa, claims that a male classmate named Michael receives all the credit for the ideas that were conceived together.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The anecdotes Reisberg receives from customers are heartwarming and make the work well worth it.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The numbers match the anecdotes.
—Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdote
Noun
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This single-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and two baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some readers might expect an indictment of fan fiction and celebrity culture; Yi swerves, though, and creates a more searching and subversive tale of love, connection, and art.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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In pitting his offspring against each other in a battle for the family empire Rupert Murdoch became part of a tale as old as time… A tale well told in Gabe Sherman’s Bonfire of the Murdochs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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