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
After your session on the court, the S10 delivers some hard truths about your gameplay, with statistics covering shot placement, accuracy, contact points, rally consistency and more.
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New Atlas,
29 June 2026
October 23 – November 21 Scorpio, deeper truths guide practical action.
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Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Meanwhile, there’s no truth to the rumor Hoyer acquired struggling Mets starter David Peterson while in New York to save on roaming charges.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Yeah, there’s no truth to that at all.
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NBC news,
28 June 2026
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New Atlas,
29 June 2026
October 23 – November 21 Scorpio, deeper truths guide practical action.
—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Meanwhile, there’s no truth to the rumor Hoyer acquired struggling Mets starter David Peterson while in New York to save on roaming charges.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Yeah, there’s no truth to that at all.
—
NBC news,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for truth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truth
Noun
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Despite concerns about the accuracy of the records in the new system, Sooknanan said, the administration shared the database with states, which used it on their rolls.
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But it is being pitched to the general public, albeit to those who care about accuracy.
Noun
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However, officials have said little about the authenticity of the letters, leaving questions about their authenticity unanswered.
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That is what the usual advice about authenticity often misses.
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There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“Truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truth. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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