Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factoids
Noun
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Vaccine hesitancy, myths and misinformation circulated even before the rise of internet and social media propelled their spread.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Why Whiskey Will Not Help a Cold There are some myths about how whiskey and alcohol might help a cold.—
Amelia MacIntyre,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Soy is a controversial food due to pervasive misconceptions about phytoestrogens.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
24 Mar. 2025
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Frankel is brilliant at addressing social issues (in this case, misconceptions about adoption) with witty writing; serious messages are slipped within the pervasive humor.—
The Know,
The Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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By correcting the president’s falsehoods while in the Oval Office.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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The failure of the Minsk accords leaves no doubt as to the risks of perpetuating such falsehoods.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Maybe some harbor illusions of being able to play.—
Kevin Acee,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Any remaining illusions were shattered.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Check your credit report for errors One way to quickly increase your credit score is to review your credit report for any errors that could be negatively impacting you.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beginning this week, attempting to connect your phone to a second-gen Chromecast or Chromecast Audio results in untrusted device or authentication errors.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes dysfunction in the brain can lead to mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, which is characterized by delusions and disordered thinking, among other symptoms, that can be debilitating.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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The guests are just monkeys with delusions of grandeur and civilization.—
Joe Joyce,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For details about how to discern and handle AI hallucinations, see the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Organizations can use their own real-time, proprietary data to train RAG models, resulting in more accurate and relevant outputs while simultaneously reducing the potential for AI hallucinations—when AI returns incorrect or misleading information.—
Shane Buckley,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The team appeared to be searching for fraud based on inaccuracies and misunderstandings, according to Tiffany Flick, the former acting chief of staff to the acting commissioner.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The team appeared to be searching for fraud based on inaccuracies and misunderstandings, according Tiffany Flick, the former acting chief of staff to the acting commissioner.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Factoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoids. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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