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
Rosé shared an anecdote about being asked her what her fear in life is.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
His 1983 book, ‘The Game,’ was an ahead-of-its-time exposé of life behind the scenes, filled with thoughtful analysis and anecdotes.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The loquacious Ray Montemayor, who Ziggy helped convert from a street hockey goalie to a state champion ice hockey keeper, had a much better anecdote.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Viewers don’t get much of a chance to sit with the particulars of Candy’s life before the film moves on to the next anecdote.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
His 1983 book, ‘The Game,’ was an ahead-of-its-time exposé of life behind the scenes, filled with thoughtful analysis and anecdotes.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The loquacious Ray Montemayor, who Ziggy helped convert from a street hockey goalie to a state champion ice hockey keeper, had a much better anecdote.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Viewers don’t get much of a chance to sit with the particulars of Candy’s life before the film moves on to the next anecdote.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdote
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Advertisement Then, in February, after an early version of the site was ready, a story about Shield Seniors and Tejasvi appeared in the Dallas Observer, bringing her to the attention of the people at AARP.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tale is pilfered from the Aeneid, but Virgil would blench to see the curtain rise on Jupiter, dandling Ganymede, a beautiful boy, upon his knee.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet imagined the relationship between the Bard and his spouse as an intimate tale of lust, compromise, joy, resentment, support, and sorrow.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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