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Recent Examples of authenticity
Because as Lena Dunham points out in Famesick, that quest for authenticity often extracted a high price.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Specificity, not to mention authenticity and representation, have always been crucial to Hool.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Each is numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
This authenticity is a magnet for talent.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The key now is to follow the doors that open and embrace your innate authenticity.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The brand largely kept the original façade of the building, a nod to the authenticity of old Texas while updating the interior representing new Texas.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Ahead of the book’s release, Foley talked about the authenticity and timelessness of Lauren’s work, and shared some of her favorite collections.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 May 2026
To a generation overwhelmed by noise and uncertainty, Attenborough represents credible authenticity.
—Prince Harry, Time, 7 May 2026
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Specificity, not to mention authenticity and representation, have always been crucial to Hool.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Each is numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
This authenticity is a magnet for talent.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The key now is to follow the doors that open and embrace your innate authenticity.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The brand largely kept the original façade of the building, a nod to the authenticity of old Texas while updating the interior representing new Texas.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Ahead of the book’s release, Foley talked about the authenticity and timelessness of Lauren’s work, and shared some of her favorite collections.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 May 2026
To a generation overwhelmed by noise and uncertainty, Attenborough represents credible authenticity.
—Prince Harry, Time, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authenticity
Noun
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April 20 – May 20 A personal truth could click into place with unusual force today.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Continue reading … STANDING FIRM — New York Times defends controversial anti-Israel piece, 'no truth' to retraction claims.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The Los Alamitos High product is known for his all-business approach to football as well as his overall grittiness as a receiver.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The genuineness of your laugh or smile.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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But plenty praise Liu, too, for her free spirit and genuineness — sometimes with a subtle nod to her father's role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests that landed him in the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Authenticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authenticity. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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