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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
Use humor, anecdotes and customer-centric language to maintain relatability while keeping messaging on-brand.
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Anna Anisin, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
There are neither crude jokes nor wise-ass anecdotes, only quick, indecipherable bursts of jargon.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
But Leslie does an extraordinary job of providing context for familiar anecdotes, and there are many that will feel surprising.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
While Thibodeau praised Brunson’s early conditioning efforts — including pool and bike workouts — the overwhelming majority of data and anecdotes say players can only get in game shape through game reps.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Anna Anisin, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
There are neither crude jokes nor wise-ass anecdotes, only quick, indecipherable bursts of jargon.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
But Leslie does an extraordinary job of providing context for familiar anecdotes, and there are many that will feel surprising.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
While Thibodeau praised Brunson’s early conditioning efforts — including pool and bike workouts — the overwhelming majority of data and anecdotes say players can only get in game shape through game reps.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdote
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In this story: hair, Virginie Moreira; makeup, Ammy Drammeh; grooming, Yuko Fredriksson; braiding, Lorraine Dublin, Angela Torio Rivera; manicurist, Adam Slee; tailor, Judith Grant.—
Malick Bodian,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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Top stories About the writer Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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But the most sobering cautionary tale comes from 1894, when a lighthouse keeper’s pet cat named Tibbles was introduced to Stephens Island in New Zealand.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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