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Recent Examples of correctness
Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.
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Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
On Succession, that obsession with correctness extended to the smallest details, down to the fonts in fictional news articles and TV graphics.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
To do so would be tantamount to imposing a ‘speech code’ and our own conservative brand of political correctness.
—Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
So woke and political correctness are basically the same thing.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
In contrast, today there are many million individual pieces of evidence in every branch of biology, all of which support and none of which refute the essential correctness of Darwin’s theory.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Don’t just measure generic metrics like accuracy; identify what matters most for your specific application, whether that’s relevance, factual correctness or helpfulness for your users.
—Sebastian Crossa, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Related Stories Farrelly thinks that kind of oppressive political correctness is fading and that audiences are eager to see movies that eviscerate good taste in order to land a joke again.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Anyone who diverges from progressive orthodoxy is excluded from faculty ranks, free inquiry is subordinated to activism, and taxpayer funds flow into administrative bureaucracies that enforce political correctness.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
On Succession, that obsession with correctness extended to the smallest details, down to the fonts in fictional news articles and TV graphics.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
To do so would be tantamount to imposing a ‘speech code’ and our own conservative brand of political correctness.
—Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
So woke and political correctness are basically the same thing.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
In contrast, today there are many million individual pieces of evidence in every branch of biology, all of which support and none of which refute the essential correctness of Darwin’s theory.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Don’t just measure generic metrics like accuracy; identify what matters most for your specific application, whether that’s relevance, factual correctness or helpfulness for your users.
—Sebastian Crossa, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Related Stories Farrelly thinks that kind of oppressive political correctness is fading and that audiences are eager to see movies that eviscerate good taste in order to land a joke again.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Anyone who diverges from progressive orthodoxy is excluded from faculty ranks, free inquiry is subordinated to activism, and taxpayer funds flow into administrative bureaucracies that enforce political correctness.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctness
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Current internal benchmarks from TruthScan demonstrate 97% consistent accuracy in AI content analysis.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Crucially, the scientists mimicked this process by creating an artificial neural network, and by applying a simple algorithm called gradient descent to increase the accuracy of its predictions.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Several weeks later, the OIG inspected the office with the city's Department of Law present and confirmed the items were in the office, prompting the OIG to underscore the necessity and appropriateness of the inspection.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Modern streamlined versions add warmth and authenticity without the dark finish, carvings, and hulking presence.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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From being a runaway teen to a lawyer to a stay-at-home mom, the Indian-American comedian's journey is one of fearless reinvention rooted in unwavering authenticity.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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AeroMap has been validated against NASA wind tunnel data, with results showing close agreement between its predictions and experimental measurements, indicating its suitability for sustainable aircraft development, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Excess heat is flowing from the north pole of Enceladus, hinting at a careful energy balance deep that may have kept the subsurface ocean stable over geologically significant timescales, boosting its suitability for life.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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In truth, there were many factors behind the fall of the Soviet Union — Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars program and other geopolitical provocations, the drop in oil prices, drastic leadership mistakes like the war in Afghanistan, a misguided alcohol policy, and [Mikhail] Gorbachev’s reforms.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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In truth, the patriots’ path to victory was a near decade-long slog characterized by a string of strange bedfellows, strained alliances, and dramatic reversals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Data primarily comes from hospital surveys focusing on patient safety, infection prevention, and adequacy of the nurse staffing.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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While framed as satire, the content references child exploitation, raising questions about the adequacy of Sora 2’s safeguards.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The sweet, nutty flavor of butternut squash melds with the cheesy goodness of this lasagna.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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This super-stuffed bonanza of spell-casting goodness will feature previews, interviews, Easter eggs, and original musical performances by some of the starriest members of the duology's ensemble cast — including cohosts Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, political observers and those on the right know that Kirk, as founder of Turning Point USA, was at heart an activist who transformed conservative youth politics through his robust organizing network and, in the process, changed the social acceptability of Trumpism among America's youth.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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From my perspective, the real measure of acceptability isn't whether AI assisted in the process, but whether the final output demonstrates sound reasoning, originality and accuracy.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Correctness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctness. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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