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
That nine gripped me with urgency to get more people to call for truth and remembrance.
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Glaser learned two important truths about the art of being a lawyer in her early years of walking the halls and observing the veterans in action.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Through interviews with key figures, archival media, and in-depth analysis, the series reveals startling truths (including the identity of the perpetrator) while examining the broader implications for public safety and the psychological impact on the nation.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Certain truths should not be delivered in song.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Glaser learned two important truths about the art of being a lawyer in her early years of walking the halls and observing the veterans in action.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Through interviews with key figures, archival media, and in-depth analysis, the series reveals startling truths (including the identity of the perpetrator) while examining the broader implications for public safety and the psychological impact on the nation.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Certain truths should not be delivered in song.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for truth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truth
Noun
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Football kickers want to keep their shoulders and chest square to the ball when kicking, which ensures better accuracy.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
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The league is steadfast about its accuracy.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The result is a document that has its own authenticity but is by no means a transcription of the actual conversation that took place.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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And everyone has been caught slow dancing in dive bars with rockstar, brand evangelist, the customer journey and, of course, authenticity.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 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 10 Apr. 2026.
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