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Recent Examples of apocryphal
American sportswriter Frank Deford perpetuated the apocryphal story of Leo Seltzer’s invention of roller derby.
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Colleen English, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
There’s an apocryphal story among J.R.R. Tolkien fans that the fantasy author’s villainous portrayals of spiders were inspired by a childhood incident when a tarantula bit him.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The apocryphal story has transformed into a popular thought experiment.
—Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
Also known as Einstein’s puzzle or riddle (likely an apocryphal attribution), the problem tests a certain kind of multistep reasoning.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Colleen English, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
There’s an apocryphal story among J.R.R. Tolkien fans that the fantasy author’s villainous portrayals of spiders were inspired by a childhood incident when a tarantula bit him.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The apocryphal story has transformed into a popular thought experiment.
—Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
Also known as Einstein’s puzzle or riddle (likely an apocryphal attribution), the problem tests a certain kind of multistep reasoning.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocryphal
Adjective
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But analysts say rising premiums are more a speculative play or hedge against risk rather than a sign of impending financial crisis and insolvency.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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The ball is dropping and an Athletic player attempts a speculative pass through midfield.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Both games made changes to the core formula that longtime players didn't appreciate, such as an influx of unauthentic skins and a departure from the class system.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Its ability to accurately discern and promptly respond to unauthentic negative reviews allows businesses to maintain a legitimate, trustworthy online image.—
Jon Stojan,
USA TODAY,
26 July 2023
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One question on a sample exam Chisholm provided asks students to write a formula for determining the total number of cases during a hypothetical epidemic after a certain amount of days.—
Melissa Goldin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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As the keynote speaker at the Democrats’ 2025 Blue Palmetto Dinner at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, Moore hailed Clyburn, an essential figure in a hypothetical presidential run.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2025
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Nevertheless, the One Big Beautiful Bill penalizes states that provide health insurance coverage to undocumented immigrants.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Williams issued a preliminary injunction on April 29 prohibiting all state law enforcement official and police agencies, including FHP, from arresting undocumented immigrants who come into Florida.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Steve Bould, a first-team coach and a legendary figure at the club from his own playing days, had wanted to turn the lad into a centre-half.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Nicholas Cage stars as the legendary NFL coach, who won Super Bowl XI in 1977 for the Raiders and later became a broadcaster.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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With a degree in theoretical mathematics and geophysical fluid dynamics, Kapnick saw herself as uniquely positioned to take on that challenge.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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This recent study, which does just that, studied two theoretical Population III stars: one 13 times as massive as the sun, and one 200 times as massive.—
Robin George Andrews,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 May 2025
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At first glance, these styles can appear more fanciful than everyday, but there’s a way to combine the runway and the routine.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
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Retreat a little over a week and all that would have felt nothing more than a fanciful dream.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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What makes the book so extraordinary is that is functions as a de facto catalogue for a mythical Rolex museum, chock full of images of timepieces from every Rolex era, dating to 1908, three years after the brand was founded.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
26 May 2025
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The mythical creature is said to be the origin of the first Vietnamese people.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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“Apocryphal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocryphal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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