as in factual
restricted to or based on fact
a historical novel that tells the story of Hannibal's crossing of the Alps through the eyes of a young boy
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Recent Examples of historical
Our country, the historical beacon of freedom and democracy, is past a tipping point which, if not corrected now, may never be.
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Larry Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Even simple back-of-the-envelope and spreadsheet models, using historical hourly data, tell a more consistent story.
—Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
There was one film from 1983, shot partly in Recife—a historical film by Tizuka Yamasaki, a filmmaker from the south.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The historical home was home to Henry VIII before becoming the palace of William III and Mary II.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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Larry Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Even simple back-of-the-envelope and spreadsheet models, using historical hourly data, tell a more consistent story.
—Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
There was one film from 1983, shot partly in Recife—a historical film by Tizuka Yamasaki, a filmmaker from the south.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The historical home was home to Henry VIII before becoming the palace of William III and Mary II.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for historical
Adjective
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Her exit is the second senior departure from the team this year, following true crime supremo Dan Korn, who has commissioned thousands of hours of factual shows for Sky History and Crime+Investigation over the past decade.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Documentary Campus brings 25 years of experience in professional training, networking and market development for documentary and factual content.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There’s literal witches and second sight in his plays.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Deep in the Palmeraie district, this private estate, whose Swedish owners recently opened it to the public, is a literal oasis.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Their Eyes adopts the documentary mode and is narrated entirely by crowdworkers—specifically, annotators contracted to segment and label images to create training data for self-driving cars.—
Farren Fei Yuan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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The father of eight made the revelation to the Daily Mail while DJ'ing at a Sundance Film Festival event celebrating the documentary Side Effects May Include, by healthcare strategist Rachel Strauss.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That speaks of self-protection, not transparency or true accountability for Andrew, who has denied all allegations against him.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mass debranding is also required because, in true FIFA style, only the governing body’s official partners and sponsors can be visually present at the World Cup.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Significant experiment The effort is part of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, a nonfictional experiment with detectors that will be immersed in huge baths of cryogenic liquid argon, which is going the opposite direction — down.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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But what was more interesting to me are those who aren’t fantasizing about being in a fictional world, but who are fantasizing about being a different reader, in a more secure nonfictional world.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Historical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historical. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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