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Recent Examples of factitious Another was shorting Valeant, the high-flyer with factitious revenue growth. William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 With this announcement, factitious (in my opinion) concerns about Amazon being behind in GenAI will be reduced big time. Sandy Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 With this announcement, factitious (in my opinion) concerns about Amazon being behind in GenAI will be reduced big time. Sandy Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 This is a useful inquiry, because we in the modern world are inundated by manipulated or factitious statistics, fabricated by marketers and politicians, promoted on social media and swallowed whole by news organizations. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023 Their connection to these was as factitious as their previous link to toothpaste. David Mamet, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 Marc Feldman, the American psychiatrist who popularized the term Munchausen by internet, has noticed that most of the cases of factitious disorder that come to his attention involve women. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2021 Amidst this sad and factitious disorder what became clear was that political agendas were once again trumping facts. Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Almanacs aren’t always — and haven’t always been — so fastidiously factitious. Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factitious
Adjective
  • In announcing the replacements on Friday, the FDA said multiple food companies had already promised to remove the synthetic chemicals, making the 2026 target more likely.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Now, though, prices of synthetic diamonds have plummeted 90 percent at wholesale, according to a statement from the brand, marking a stark divergence from the price of traditional gems.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Multiple sclerosis bends his limbs in sharp, unnatural angles.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
  • A week ago, TikTok birthed a strange meme, proposing that the big hat that Zendaya wore back in 2014 during the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party contained something unnatural.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • Made of faux leather, the fabric is high-quality, water-resistant, and cruelty-free.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • The original Universal Studios Orlando mimicked a Hollywood backlot, with soundstages and faux New York streets.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Now their weird discomfort with disease—and their outré views on cancer in particular—is being refracted through a sea of false, indecent speculations.
    Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
  • This discrepancy hindered the adoption of BI, which might further damage AI by generating models that are trained with false assumptions and generate erroneous predictions.
    Artyom Keydunov, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Unified Quality Governance: The artificial boundary between technical and business teams dissolves as testing language becomes universal across the organization.
    Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Since taking office, Kennedy has announced plans to phase out artificial food dyes from the nation’s food supply and encouraged the removal of fluoride from drinking water.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • In the past year, Sanders was projected as high as a top 3 NFL draft pick in some mock drafts.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 May 2025
  • With a draft order now known, a collection of our NHL reporters combined for a mock draft of the first 16 picks.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • YouTube has further cracked down on fake movie trailer channels.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home.
    Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Despite the strained relationship between both countries at the political level, the Tempo are focused on having a smooth launch next year and adding to the W’s current momentum.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 14 May 2025
  • There's also the potential for dependency on partners, which can be risky if the alliance becomes strained.
    Randy Wong, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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“Factitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factitious. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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