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Recent Examples of nonhistorical
The closest nonhistorical portrayals to Washington’s role among recent winners are probably Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club and Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart.
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Jeremy Harriot, The Root, 3 Mar. 2018
Jeremy Harriot, The Root, 3 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonhistorical
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Saying that ending our 43-year involvement [with] the EU is somehow going to fundamentally change this deep relationship between our two countries is completely unhistorical.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
10 July 2016
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Well, certainly the most unhistorical.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Aug. 2022
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Run every business decision by this fictional person, and make sure your team do it too.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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So he’s come up with a fresh approach that’s reminiscent of it but is different enough and works: the fictional true-crime documentary.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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The trailer is the latest installment in the film’s unique marketing campaign, which has featured seemingly authentic advertisements for the fictitious Rental Family Agency’s unique services.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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For security purposes, ministry members use pseudonyms, usually their first name and a fictitious last name, and all mail comes to the church address at 400 East Westminster in Lake Forest.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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This score reflects real-world usage rather than theoretical task analysis.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The resulting mysteries and their solutions only get more creative once the gang is back together, even dipping into theoretical science and thought experiments as the basis of his mind-bending stories.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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Or a business model potentially based on selling unregistered securities in a highly volatile and speculative financial ecosystem.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some studies suggest that rising global temperatures may intensify wind shear in jet streams, potentially leading to more frequent or severe clear-air turbulence, but this is still speculative.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In Baltimore County, this hypothetical is even worse.—
John Hohman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Aug. 2025
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Peltola, meanwhile, held a lead over Republican candidates in a hypothetical poll of the governor race.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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The series' penchant for bringing in A-list stars to play fictionalized versions of themselves proved to pay off, too, as six nominations were earned from guest star appearances.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Based on the second-longest investigation in Swedish history, this is a fictionalized account of the 2004 double murder of a small boy and a 50-year-old woman in the small town of Linkoping.—
Andrea Duncan-Mao,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Erik Wemple Blog asked the Times for another example of an editor’s note apologizing for nonfactual issues.—
Erik Wemple,
Washington Post,
27 Oct. 2022
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Yankovic, who wrote the film with its director Eric Appel, noted that the intention is to be satirical and nonfactual.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2022
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“Nonhistorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonhistorical. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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