fact-checks

verb

present tense third-person singular of fact-check
as in edits

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checks
  1. edits
  2. annotates
  3. revises
  4. reworks
  5. redacts
  6. reads
  7. rectifies
  8. corrects
Verb
  • Lauren Swift writes, edits, and produces multimedia content for Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader.
    — Lauren Swift, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Ivy films, edits, and publishes all of the organization’s social media content.
    — Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of edits
Verb
  • Pretending to be the smart person who annotates their books can lead to becoming that person.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of annotates
Verb
  • They were not built for a group that invents its own vocabulary, drafts its own security protocols, and revises its own history when the record becomes inconvenient.
    — Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Effective July 29, Maine significantly revises its workplace substance use testing framework.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of revises
Verb
  • The Tibb reworks an ’80s sleeveless gilet (very Marty McFly).
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The film itself reworks a story that first reached Japanese cinemas in 1983.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of reworks
Verb
  • The lawsuit redacts all names listed throughout the filing, but titles make clear who is being referred to.
    — Ben Wheeler August 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the report is unlikely to be made public until the end of the month, since state law gives Benton time to respond to the inspector general’s findings and the commission redacts personal information out of privacy concerns.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of redacts
Verb
  • Manning’s final stat line reads 19-of-31 for 260 yards with three touchdown passes and two interceptions.
    — Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
  • These days, Bragg no longer regularly reads the paper of record.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of reads
Verb
  • This modest proposal rectifies that, but only financially.
    — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Thankfully, Part 2 rectifies the issue by bringing forth the yearning, longing and desire between them that were sorely missing, and the couple’s relationship finally gets the lusty zeal fans have been waiting for.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of rectifies
Verb
  • This story corrects a previous version that stated the candidates who placed third, fourth and fifth gathered 6 million votes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Surgical options — most often reconstructive surgery, which corrects the prolapse and aims to put the pelvic organs back in place — may be considered when symptoms are severe or conservative treatments do not help, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrects
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