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
There’s elements of truth in a vocal that isn’t perfect.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
And within that truth lies the realisation that Klopp could never coach Real Madrid.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Drama of love, truth, and political legacy.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
And there are several universal truths that experts in women’s longevity continue to emphasize, as research still plays catch-up.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
And within that truth lies the realisation that Klopp could never coach Real Madrid.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Drama of love, truth, and political legacy.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
And there are several universal truths that experts in women’s longevity continue to emphasize, as research still plays catch-up.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for truth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truth
Noun
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ChatGPT may be a helpful tool to answer questions about complex subjects, but users should verify the accuracy of that information before submitting it to the California labor board.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Sunday, Maye was throwing on time, if not always with accuracy.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Audiences of Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum will remember Marilla for her authenticity and warmth on the show.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
12 Jan. 2026
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Can Exist in Authentic Architecture Story Hill Renovations is also seeing a growing desire for authenticity as a reason to keep the kitchen closed off.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 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 19 Jan. 2026.
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