Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factoids
Noun
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The earliest historians of midwifery argued that this was a progressive story of the triumph of expertise and science and reason over the superstitions and backward practices of untrained female midwives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026 -
Ben Stiller's superstitions kicked in after the New York Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs on June 8.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Valuations are myths more than science anyway.—
Demetri Giannikopoulos,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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These myths arise for a purpose, for a need that already exists.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The couple knows there are still misconceptions about foster care, adoption, surrogacy, and same-sex parenting.—
Sugey Palomares,
Parents,
18 June 2026
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Shark Week 2026 will kick off on the evening of July 26 with K-Pop Shark Heroes, a new special featuring Ken Jeong and Rei Ami, which has the celebrities traveling around East Asia to reshape perceptions and challenge misconceptions about sharks.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Yet medical falsehoods on social media do influence health decisions.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Such undead falsehoods drive our current peril.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Invasion fictions tended to spring up in response to each new form of invasion panic.—
Ivan Kreilkamp,
JSTOR Daily,
10 June 2026
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The program also happens to be in line with one of the president’s convenient rhetorical fictions.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Noun
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But in the popular imagination, untruths persist that should be corrected.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
3 June 2026
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Beyond easily demonstrable untruths about Ukraine, what’s unfortunate about Slezkine’s historical analysis is its failure to ponder cause and effect, even at a superficial level.—
John Connelly,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Rustin and Epstein—who recently opened an intimate second space in London for Edel Assanti—were under no illusions.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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This lifelong Black Catholic bears no illusions about the sins of my church.—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Factoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoids. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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