factoids

Definition of factoidsnext
plural of factoid

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Noun
  • Most traditions in Southern families have been passed down from generations, including some superstitions.
    Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
  • What are some Friday the 13th superstitions?
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Rose pointed out that our decision-making, especially System 1 decision-making, is affected by cognitive biases and logical fallacies.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The film critiques persistent myths in medical science and highlights the effects of systemic racism on health outcomes, while also promoting discourse and solutions through a robust outreach campaign aimed at educating communities and healthcare institutions about these pressing issues.
    Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Dielz’s encyclopedia of flowers contains illustrations of and factoids, poems, and myths about flowers.
    Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Among the most common misconceptions is that creatine is dangerous to take as a supplement.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Assessments should determine student’s learning in real time, and the results should be used to guide future instruction and develop realistic plans to address misconceptions and errors.
    Opinion Staff, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The reality, though, is that Polymarket has been criticized for dealing in the language of journalism while peddling wildly irresponsible falsehoods.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But Morganroth’s previous stops in at least four states and numerous publications were also marked by falsehoods and fabrications about her background, The Denver Post found.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The fictions of both films are factually contextualized from the start.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Corporations are legal fictions — a game of pretend in which fictional entities are created, registering with the state.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There’s now no mainstream because there are now fewer illusions, both regarding the public and regarding what goes on behind the scenes; the transparency and the resulting scrutiny that extend to the economics and social life of movies extend to the art of cinema as well.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, Angine de Poitrine are more like Meshuggah or Dawn of Midi, establishing a meter and then creating rhythmic illusions using creative bursts of syncopation.
    Christopher R. Weingarten, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Factoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoids. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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