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
These ships, which also provided fire support after troops moved inland, carried out one of the most dangerous close-shore missions of the war, according to several historical sources.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The Ocoee Massacre and all the other Florida racial violence are not just historical events.
—Debbie Deland, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets are fighting against historical precedent once again in their pursuit of a championship.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, instead cast her small nation’s participation as an act of historical redemption, thanking Washington for its leading role in Kosovo’s struggle for independence from Serbia.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The Ocoee Massacre and all the other Florida racial violence are not just historical events.
—Debbie Deland, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets are fighting against historical precedent once again in their pursuit of a championship.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, instead cast her small nation’s participation as an act of historical redemption, thanking Washington for its leading role in Kosovo’s struggle for independence from Serbia.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for historical
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While these instances may currently be unexplained, experts said one benefit of releasing the files may be that scientists, analyzing the data, can help provide factual explanations.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The sports effect One of the reasons for the steady numbers in factual is the rise of sports content commissioning.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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And considering this chic, spring-ready jacket has been on my wishlist for literal months, now might be the time to finally pull the trigger.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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These stories reveal how movement, both literal and metaphorical, can propel the ongoing work of self-actualization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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But to the surprise of the Montreal filmmaker, her surreal journey into our cosmic universe has earned her an Oscar nomination in the best documentary short category for Perfectly a Strangeness.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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The film premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival, winning both the documentary jury prize and the audience award.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Easy but exciting paths that felt like true tree lines to them.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Summing up the whole picture is impossible, and attempting to do it requires treading carefully, so as to maintain important boundaries between what is definitely true and what seems likely or merely speculative.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 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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