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as in data
a collection of factual knowledge about something
the network correspondent spent the entire day gathering information for her report on the brewing scandal
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as in news
a report of recent events or facts not previously known
what's the latest information about the wildfires out in the West?
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Recent Examples of information
Kennedy is a longtime vaccine skeptic who has promoted false information about the harms of vaccines.
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Sony Salzman, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
State and county officials have not released any additional information about how the incident unfolded.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Kobach’s lawsuit asks the court to order Kelly and Howard to comply with USDA’s request and to issue an injunction against the further withholding of personal information.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
David Kelley is the CFO at Diesel Laptops, a top provider of diagnostic solutions and repair information for the commercial truck industry.
—David Kelley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Sony Salzman, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
State and county officials have not released any additional information about how the incident unfolded.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Kobach’s lawsuit asks the court to order Kelly and Howard to comply with USDA’s request and to issue an injunction against the further withholding of personal information.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
David Kelley is the CFO at Diesel Laptops, a top provider of diagnostic solutions and repair information for the commercial truck industry.
—David Kelley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for information
Noun
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Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Suffice it to say that this determination will be very specific to the peculiar facts and circumstances before the planner.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The dream drive package includes private transfer to The Barn, Napa Valley Car Club's exclusive clubhouse, post-drive drinks and stories and return transfer.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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What ‘Master Data’ Actually Means Master data usually includes customer profiles—names, contacts, billing status, historical purchases—and sales info, such as units sold by product, geography and channel.—
David Kelley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The researchers were able to glean more info about the event by analyzing the gravitational waves produced as the black hole bounced away from the site of its parents' rendezvous.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Information.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/information. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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