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also anecdota
as in stories
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 anecdotes
The cold open parodied several moments from the NYC mayoral debate, including Sliwa’s random anecdotes — such as his story about being shot multiple times in a yellow cab.
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Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
According to several anecdotes, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, have previously embraced the spirit of the season and celebrated Halloween.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Liz, 29, from South Carolina, has been a flight attendant for 18 months and often shares anecdotes from her job on TikTok.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Individual short movies dedicated to each protagonist in which talents share personal anecdotes and holiday memories will also be released as part of the campaign.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Neville manages to squeeze some truly intimate anecdotes out of McCartney, who is as widely documented and interviewed as any public figure alive.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2025
Accumulated anecdotes could include an uptick in corporate layoff news, weak S & P PMI manufacturing sentiment, mortgage-application volumes not responding much to lower rates.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Auerbach shares anecdotes of park employees having to work two or three different positions in addition to their specialty job.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
Over and over, Art gifted me with his deep knowledge of Pacific flora and volunteered anecdotes of his extensive sociological fieldwork.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
According to several anecdotes, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, have previously embraced the spirit of the season and celebrated Halloween.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Liz, 29, from South Carolina, has been a flight attendant for 18 months and often shares anecdotes from her job on TikTok.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Individual short movies dedicated to each protagonist in which talents share personal anecdotes and holiday memories will also be released as part of the campaign.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Neville manages to squeeze some truly intimate anecdotes out of McCartney, who is as widely documented and interviewed as any public figure alive.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2025
Accumulated anecdotes could include an uptick in corporate layoff news, weak S & P PMI manufacturing sentiment, mortgage-application volumes not responding much to lower rates.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Auerbach shares anecdotes of park employees having to work two or three different positions in addition to their specialty job.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
Over and over, Art gifted me with his deep knowledge of Pacific flora and volunteered anecdotes of his extensive sociological fieldwork.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdotes
Noun
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Gay's new docuseries features stories from former Mormons who allege abuse by Church members.—
Justin Ravitz,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Immigration tales tend to adopt a hybrid form—part elegy for life in the home country, part hymn to the promise of the new.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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The rest will fade into irrelevance — remembered not for their art or innovation, but as cautionary tales of what happens when inclusion becomes optional.—
Kimberly S. Reed,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Anecdotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdotes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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