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fact-check

verb

Definition of fact-checknext
as in to revise

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Recent Examples of fact-check It was edited by Marianne McCune and fact-checked by Charlotte Isidore. — James Sneed, NPR, 26 June 2026 The afternoon could involve writing a feature, fact-checking details, and revising several thousand words before filing a draft. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026 The Times dismissed those concerns, saying that the piece was thoroughly fact-checked before publication, and was additionally checked when critics challenged the piece. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 The only way to know for sure is to FOIA data for this most recent time period and fact-check what the chief is saying. — Divya Ramjee, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fact-check
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-check
  1. revise
  2. edit
  3. annotate
  4. redraft
  5. rectify
  6. rework
  7. redact
  8. read
Verb
  • Election officials contend there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Election officials contend that there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of revise
Verb
  • Ancestors features cinematography by Patrick Jordan and editing by Stephanie McCutcheon.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Chief among them was the beautiful, bewitching Tina, muse of everyone at the hipster startup magazine Léo once helped edit.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of edit
Verb
  • Its specialized hardware-level matte finish diffuses ambient reflections and drastically filters blue light, delivering a true paper-like texture for reading e-books and annotating documents without visual fatigue.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
  • My team has had projects with perfectly annotated and stabilized data that was so limited that their model couldn’t perform accurately at scale.
    — Klaudia Zaika, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of annotate
Verb
  • The South African Reserve Bank will also redraft risk scenarios in the wake of the war.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The House and Senate will redraft Healey’s spending blueprint and debate their own versions, typically in April and May.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of redraft
Verb
  • Phair felt she was atomized from the female coalitions of the ’90s, and that this co-bill might be a way to rectify that.
    — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This revelatory new documentary (in theaters) seeks to rectify that, with the help of new interviews with the director himself, as well as star Linda Blair.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rectify
Verb
  • The story was previously adapted into a 2011 film before being reworked as a musical with music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Company, a book by Rick Elice and directed by Jessica Stone.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • McKinsey found that around 80% of fintechs were already reworking their operating models by the time the correction set in, most of them citing profitability and a sustainable cost structure as the reason.
    — Serhii Zakharov, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of rework
Verb
  • In December 2022, Congress passed a federal version, called the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act, that allows judges to redact personal information from government documents.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The official, whose name was redacted in the document, previously served as unit chief for ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of redact
Verb
  • Then be sure to read our roundups of the best telescope deals, along with our beginner's guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of read

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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-check. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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