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as in truth
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as in grittiness
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Recent Examples of authenticity
Oh, and there’s also a certificate of authenticity from Casa Lambretta’s owner, Vittorio Tessera.
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New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Zlotowski praised Foster’s commitment to authenticity on set.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
That authenticity would stretch beyond the set and screen.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Philosophers have been wrestling with questions surrounding existence and authenticity for centuries.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Cianfrance, as with all this past work, demands authenticity, and in bit parts are some of the real people portrayed in the film, including even the driver of the truck Jeff escaped from prison under (the end credits includes interviews with many of them).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Moreover, though, the show seems to want to confer a kind of authenticity upon a milieu that many worried would be grotesquely misrepresented by creators who aren’t exactly immersed in local journalism.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This evolution in masculinity, where vulnerability and authenticity are valued, moves away from the restrictive path in which the men interviewed by USA TODAY were raised.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
As people gravitate more towards organic textures and craftsmanship that bring warmth and authenticity to modern spaces, these elements feel especially relevant today.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Zlotowski praised Foster’s commitment to authenticity on set.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
That authenticity would stretch beyond the set and screen.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Philosophers have been wrestling with questions surrounding existence and authenticity for centuries.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Cianfrance, as with all this past work, demands authenticity, and in bit parts are some of the real people portrayed in the film, including even the driver of the truck Jeff escaped from prison under (the end credits includes interviews with many of them).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Moreover, though, the show seems to want to confer a kind of authenticity upon a milieu that many worried would be grotesquely misrepresented by creators who aren’t exactly immersed in local journalism.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This evolution in masculinity, where vulnerability and authenticity are valued, moves away from the restrictive path in which the men interviewed by USA TODAY were raised.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
As people gravitate more towards organic textures and craftsmanship that bring warmth and authenticity to modern spaces, these elements feel especially relevant today.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authenticity
Noun
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Advertisement Advertisement History offers us endless reminders of this truth.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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That truth, that bitterness, ought to cut more sharply than the Super Bowl shellacking.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The grittiness of this powder can cause the stone to lose its shine or have permanent scratches.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Authenticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authenticity. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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