as in accuracy
agreement with fact or reality
there is no truth to the rumor that the couple is getting a divorce
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Recent Examples of truth
But, Notte told me, a basic truth remains, with unpleasant implications in Moscow.
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Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
In this current environment of extreme partisan media and siloed algorithms that pass for news coverage, daily newspapers everywhere remain the closest sources of journalistic truth available.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Occasionally, a bit of truth will pierce that cover — such as a September investigation that found eight companies responsible for significant violations of state law that might have resulted in consumers being overcharged, or claims denied.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
These complaints all have truth to them.
—Meera Subramanian, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
In this current environment of extreme partisan media and siloed algorithms that pass for news coverage, daily newspapers everywhere remain the closest sources of journalistic truth available.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Occasionally, a bit of truth will pierce that cover — such as a September investigation that found eight companies responsible for significant violations of state law that might have resulted in consumers being overcharged, or claims denied.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
These complaints all have truth to them.
—Meera Subramanian, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truth
Noun
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And the motivation of that, deep inside, which seems to be similar (for) a lot of medical examiners, is the idea of accuracy and control over death, knowing why or how.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The most mind-blowing is his accuracy on deep passes.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Traditional details like wooden ceiling beams, stone accents, and Mediterranean tilework give the space a sense of history and authenticity.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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By blending business expertise with a deep understanding of Japanese cuisine, his work suggests that authenticity, accessibility, and financial success can coexist.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Some people thought the character was too much, but Danica managed to make her just that without losing the truthfulness, and the ending wouldn’t have worked without that.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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This new discipline borrowed features from philology and belles lettres—period specialization and close reading, respectively—but abjured their emphasis on facticity and appreciation in favor of a new goal: interpretation.—
Evan Kindley,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Feb. 2023
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Caruth’s determination to cleave simultaneously to the idea both that the traumatic memory is the only historic fact the individual possesses and that this facticity remains incapable of adequate representation is paradoxical bordering on the perverse.—
Will Self,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Nov. 2021
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“Truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truth. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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