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as in authentic
being exactly as appears or as claimed
had a genuine van Gogh hanging in their living room
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as in unaffected
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
genuine compliments about her boss's flair for fashion
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as in real
existing in fact and not merely as a possibility
there's genuine value in learning how to do household repairs on one's own
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Recent Examples of genuine
Whether this animosity is genuine or simply Riddle attempting to generate buzz for a potential match remains unclear.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
George's contributions as a friend and mentor to everyone in the Raiders organization continued long after his playing career, and his genuine personality and wonderful sense of humor will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
And even though Born to Run was sitting at Number Six on the Billboard 200 albums chart that week, Springsteen was still a club act without a genuine radio hit.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
For their part, commercial providers should make available, where possible, tools or teams that verify imagery claimed to be sourced from them as genuine or not.
—Brady Africk, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
George's contributions as a friend and mentor to everyone in the Raiders organization continued long after his playing career, and his genuine personality and wonderful sense of humor will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
And even though Born to Run was sitting at Number Six on the Billboard 200 albums chart that week, Springsteen was still a club act without a genuine radio hit.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
For their part, commercial providers should make available, where possible, tools or teams that verify imagery claimed to be sourced from them as genuine or not.
—Brady Africk, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genuine
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The 19th-century sailing ship with authentic rigging was built in a parking lot outside their Toronto studio, with an ice esplanade to get up to it.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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What is no longer in alignment with your truth will be stripped away so that something authentic can take root.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet even these entities will adapt, either by exploiting visa loopholes, relying more heavily on student-to-H-1B conversions, or shifting toward the L-1 visa category, which remains unaffected by the new fee.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers also expressed concerns that the federal government might not backfill dollars if the state steps into the void to ensure SNAP benefits remain unaffected during the shutdown.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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But still, 10 days with no real food suuuuuuuuuuuucks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Inspired by real life, much of her work serves as testimony.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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When his father’s milestone birthday arrived, the teen saw an opportunity to be brutally honest.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Other marketing, the kind of stuff that people who would need to seek out (like, oh, big fans of Bruce) is more honest, like this featurette all about Cooper’s approach to this specific time in The Boss’ life and career.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Oct. 2025
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In my experience, this is especially true in the lonely hours of the night while struggling with chronic pain.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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For most Galatasaray supporters, domestic titles were never the true measure of success; Europe was.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And never mind that there is an actual anti-fascist movement, not only in Europe, but one that’s existed in the United States.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The sled, which is later recovered from the water, allows engineers to evaluate the system’s performance and stress tolerance without risking an actual aircraft.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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While House Republicans can pass legislation with a simple majority vote, Senate Republicans cannot advance most matters without meeting a 60-vote threshold.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In factual, the slate includes Bolivian prison doc Inside Out, which goes inside the walls of the notorious San Pedro prison, run by inmates.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The outlet also identified multiple factual errors.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Genuine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genuine. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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