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as in factual
restricted to or based on fact
a matter-of-fact recitation of the events of the last week
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as in pragmatic
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
a matter-of-fact woman who didn't worry about "what ifs"
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Recent Examples of matter-of-fact
In the first hour or so, most of the pro-casino people said their bit and left; their talking points were uniform and matter-of-fact, about creating jobs and bringing more people to the area.
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
Tamsin, matter-of-fact, pulls on her dress and retrieves her swimsuit.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
By this third round of significant hair loss, her approach had shifted from emotional to matter-of-fact.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Janet Nakakihara, 91, tells her Hiroshima bombing story in a flat, matter-of-fact voice, a restraint that forces her listener to fill in the emotional blanks, feeling terror and revulsion and anger as each detail warrants.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
Tamsin, matter-of-fact, pulls on her dress and retrieves her swimsuit.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
By this third round of significant hair loss, her approach had shifted from emotional to matter-of-fact.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Janet Nakakihara, 91, tells her Hiroshima bombing story in a flat, matter-of-fact voice, a restraint that forces her listener to fill in the emotional blanks, feeling terror and revulsion and anger as each detail warrants.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for matter-of-fact
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matter-of-fact
Adjective
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Headquartered in London, Longwave will focus on factual content for the global TV market across all unscripted genres – from investigative series, factual entertainment formats through to human interest stories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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This factual omission extended as well to his professional life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Spanberger, who served in the CIA before running for Congress in 2018, has cultivated a reputation as a pragmatic centrist.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The people of Gaza desperately need pragmatic solutions.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And so our friendship was born, and grew from there over weeks and then months of talking about authorial voice, the politics of publishing, the crushing despair of our historical moment, and how long should a chapter be, anyway?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kim explores social and historical themes including modernization, militarism, and migration through a practice encompassing sound, video, and installation art.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In 2024, New York state banned realistic school lockdown drills, barring the use of props, actors, or simulations.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The common ingredients are incredible storytellers who are excited about trying to make a series that feels authentic and realistic, and maybe feels familiar, but in a way that also feels elevated and sophisticated.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The sequence also has literal Easter eggs during its climactic postcard showing the explosion at Ironworks, which took place during an Easter egg hunt in 1908.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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Price is deliciously diabolical in the film, which is full of literal and metaphorical trap doors and secret passageways.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dirty Truths reminds us that renewal can be both beautiful and practical.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2025
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The canals and pond, which were aggregately 193,000 cubic meters in volume and appear to have no practical purpose, would have taken 255,000 days of labor by a single individual.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Hesse shot over 200 hours of documentary footage in the early 1960s, creating an archive of negatives that capture the first few chapters of a nation’s history.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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The result is a gritty crime opera with something of a documentary-esque sensibility.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The interior of the shoe stays true to the brand’s line of classic winter boots, lined with a plush wool blend.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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One mailer in particular said that Persson and fellow Democratic candidates wanted to build apartments on 300 acres of green space, which isn’t true, Persson said.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Matter-of-fact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matter-of-fact. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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