correctness

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Recent Examples of correctness 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
Noun
  • The results show a significant improvement over previous aerial docking systems, which typically achieved accuracies of six to eight centimeters.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Sayin, who leads the country in completion percentage, completed 23 of 27 passes and showed off his accuracy throughout the night.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Property owners must apply for a special permit, called a certificate of appropriateness, to demolish a building on the local historic register.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There’s considerable dispute, even among some Democrats, about the appropriateness of suspending the work of California’s independent citizen redistricting commission for a few election cycles.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The judge also questioned the authenticity of Combs’ claims of reform, pointing to his assault of Jane in June 2024.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Skylark’s energy matched Mecca’s vision perfectly, a retreat where global luxury could meet local authenticity without compromise.
    Essence, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reviewers love its texture, temperature-regulating qualities, and its suitability for all seasons.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
  • However, investment brokers must follow a suitability standard, which means that recommendations may be appropriate but not necessarily the best option.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ellison has articulated a plan that calls for CBS News to work harder to reach center-left and center-right viewers, and become a place known for facts and truth.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Honest truth this goin back and forth about kids is really draining my energy.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The findings also show that the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment, applied in October 2024, did little to improve the adequacy of SNAP benefits.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Network adequacy calculations become fiction, exposing organizations to regulatory scrutiny and market access restrictions.
    Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are few people in human history whose last names alone are sufficient to conjure up kindness, goodness, wisdom, grace—Mandela, Gandhi, King, Lincoln.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Any starchy side to soak up all the goodness!
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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