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
In truth, a lot has changed in tennis since Williams stepped away.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
And the sad truth is, most kittenfishers aren't actually bad or undesirable.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 June 2026
There are allegories that can be read about fear of the unknown breeding cruelty and exploitation, but Disclosure Day is first and foremost a propulsive yarn with thematic roots in hope, truth, empathy and perhaps even spirituality.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Some truths reveal themselves only when someone is patient enough to keep watching.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
And the sad truth is, most kittenfishers aren't actually bad or undesirable.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 June 2026
There are allegories that can be read about fear of the unknown breeding cruelty and exploitation, but Disclosure Day is first and foremost a propulsive yarn with thematic roots in hope, truth, empathy and perhaps even spirituality.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Some truths reveal themselves only when someone is patient enough to keep watching.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for truth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truth
Noun
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The first few days (and weeks) of training camp should serve as a proving ground for Murray to demonstrate his understanding of the system and for McCarthy to showcase his improved accuracy.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Human stenographers are often required to achieve 95% accuracy at typing speeds of up to 225 words per minute for five minutes, figures many current AI systems can’t match.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
Noun
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And yet, for all of its authenticity, Until the Sun Explodes never feels like the real deal.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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This kind of Fred-and-Ginger-meets-Laurel-and-Hardy coordination, and the trust that undergirds it, provides the authenticity in a world of red-nosed artifice.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Now, tension lingers in the workplace, and the young woman is left wondering whether her blunt truthfulness crossed a line.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truth. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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