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
There was almost no real pharmacokinetic data to back up this assertion, only extrapolation and anecdotes.
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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
There’s that anecdote about how Trump said something like, Stephen Miller would like it if everybody in the country looked like him.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
An amusing anecdote that speaks volumes about how these pieces continue to be part of the royal family.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 25 Jan. 2026
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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
There’s that anecdote about how Trump said something like, Stephen Miller would like it if everybody in the country looked like him.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
An amusing anecdote that speaks volumes about how these pieces continue to be part of the royal family.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdote
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
Noun
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The podcast is a fascinating artifact, the tale of a woman still untangling her role as both victim and victimizer.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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What unfolds is not just a thriller about biotechnology run amok, but a cautionary tale about a culture where the line between health and the pursuit of a narrow beauty ideal is troublingly blurry.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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