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fact-checked

verb

past tense of fact-check
as in edited

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checked
  1. edited
  2. revised
  3. annotated
  4. reworked
  5. rectified
  6. corrected
  7. read
  8. redacted
Verb
  • In some memes in recent weeks, the photo has become so over-edited that the character's glistening face is slicker, darker and even more uncanny.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Once an interview is taped, it’s quickly edited and put in a vault.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of edited
Verb
  • Josh Kerr, for instance, set a mile world record in July and revised his British 1,500m record in the process.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Up next, Kerby revised Terrence Malick’s original script for Jack Starrett’s The Gravy Train (1974), which starred Forrest and Stacy Keach as West Virginia coal-mining brothers who turn to crime.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of revised
Verb
  • 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
  • The set includes 25 hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; deluxe packaging with rare photographs and new illustrations, plus artwork and documents annotated by Kubrick himself.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
Definition of annotated
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
  • The residence has been extensively reworked since it was first built.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • Legette, at least this summer, has rectified all these problems.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
  • To her credit, Reynolds swiftly rectified that, bingeing the first three seasons to get herself up to speed.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of rectified
Verb
  • There are legitimate circumstances in which content may be corrected, challenged or removed.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Tatis' name.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • This was the tame version, too, after a friend read the first draft and told him to rein it in a bit.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If black isn’t your thing, the satin silhouette also comes in metallic hues that read like copper and bronze.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of read
Verb
  • 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
  • Prosecutors played another video featuring partially redacted excerpts from law enforcement investigators’ interview with Lance Twiggs, Robinson’s former romantic partner and roommate.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of redacted
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“Fact-checked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-checked. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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