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Recent Examples of factoid
Some other factoids about overtime in the Stanley Cup playoffs:
Periods begin with a faceoff at center ice.
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Rob Rossi, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Interesting factoid #4: There are more people collecting Social Security benefits today (57.3 million) than there were in the entire labor force 90 years ago.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The perfect, humanizing factoid to draw chuckles from reporters and likes on social media.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Hagen shares factoids and stories about where the Eras Tour ringleader has frequented, dined and been seen out with friends.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Rob Rossi, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Interesting factoid #4: There are more people collecting Social Security benefits today (57.3 million) than there were in the entire labor force 90 years ago.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The perfect, humanizing factoid to draw chuckles from reporters and likes on social media.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Hagen shares factoids and stories about where the Eras Tour ringleader has frequented, dined and been seen out with friends.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factoid
Noun
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However, looking at regulation as anti-innovation or unnecessary interference is a frequent and dangerous misconception.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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One of the most common misconceptions is that weight loss surgery is inherently dangerous.—
Advertorial,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
Noun
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When the photographer Víctor Zea was a child living in Lima, Peru, he was taught an Inca myth of origin.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Getting up to speed on the modern-day reality of actual EV usage and charging habits proves to be the antidote to overcoming the ever-fading yet persistent myth of range anxiety.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Everything is laid out here, from Sonny’s contempt for authority to his capacity for superstition.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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Surely, Mike McDermott has all the traits of an old-school baseball coach, from his emphasis on fundamentals, the energy belying his years, the sharp, dry wit and slew of superstitions.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
Noun
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The list of projects that fall prey to the sunk cost fallacy are legion.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2025
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And the fallacy is that trade deficits actually mean anything.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
18 May 2025
Noun
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With very little margin for error, any misstep could lead to a steep correction.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Norsk Tipping also apologized for the error and for disappointing its customers.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Megan Abbott is my favorite suspense/crime fiction writer working today.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Its slate includes a fiction feature, two documentaries, and two Latin American co-productions.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The basic essentials of your life – electricity, food and water – must be in place to afford the privilege of propagating or believing untruths.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The writer’s task is the sculpting of these untruths into a work of art, into a cohesive story that suspends the readers’ belief, gently ushers them into the imaginary and holds them there.—
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim,
The Dial,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Among these, schizophrenia, a complex mental health condition marked by hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking, stands out.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Ultimately, there may be no way for Israel to escape its smart-bomb delusion—or another quagmire in the Middle East.—
Robert A. Pape,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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“Factoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoid. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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