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Recent Examples of authenticity
But at a School Board meeting, high school parent June Prakash dogged the use of AI as valuing efficiency over authenticity.
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Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
More details about the Cavs/The Realest partnership To ensure authenticity, The Realest oversees every collectible item to have patent-pending covert markings and tamper resistant holograms.
—Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Why authenticity matters Soccer has always been built on tradition and culture, but in the ever evolving digital era, tradition alone often isn’t enough to capture the fickle attention of Gen Z audiences.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
The pair suggests that our visual culture is so polished and optimized that interiors crave authenticity.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
What bothers him most, however, is the suggestion that neo-soul lacked authenticity or cultural purpose.
—Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 22 May 2026
Tony Vlachos became one of the most successful players ever, winning seasons 28 and 40, by figuring out how to toggle between the manipulation and authenticity.
—Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
While perhaps an unexpected pairing, Havaianas and Isabel Marant share an unapologetic attitude grounded in authenticity and self-expression.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Brookfield did not dispute the authenticity of the documents obtained by Gober and reviewed by NBC News.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
More details about the Cavs/The Realest partnership To ensure authenticity, The Realest oversees every collectible item to have patent-pending covert markings and tamper resistant holograms.
—Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Why authenticity matters Soccer has always been built on tradition and culture, but in the ever evolving digital era, tradition alone often isn’t enough to capture the fickle attention of Gen Z audiences.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
The pair suggests that our visual culture is so polished and optimized that interiors crave authenticity.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
What bothers him most, however, is the suggestion that neo-soul lacked authenticity or cultural purpose.
—Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 22 May 2026
Tony Vlachos became one of the most successful players ever, winning seasons 28 and 40, by figuring out how to toggle between the manipulation and authenticity.
—Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
While perhaps an unexpected pairing, Havaianas and Isabel Marant share an unapologetic attitude grounded in authenticity and self-expression.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Brookfield did not dispute the authenticity of the documents obtained by Gober and reviewed by NBC News.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authenticity
Noun
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Social integrity becomes dependent on the conditions under which societies produce and validate truth.—
Hamilton Mann,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The inescapable truth is that LA has a housing shortage, which our City Council has been aware of for a long time.—
Henry Mantel,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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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 1 Jun. 2026.
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