veridical

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Recent Examples of veridical There appears to be a close relationship between the brain areas responsible for veridical, imagined, and hallucinatory perception, though more data is needed. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Unless, that is, there is a veridical image imprinted in the victims’ mind/brain, one which can be extracted using a method that depends simultaneously on the necessity of speech and the impossibility of its communicating the truth. Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 People tend to think of hallucination as a kind of false perception, in clear contrast to veridical, true-to-reality, normal perception. Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veridical
Adjective
  • But still, 10 days with no real food suuuuuuuuuuuucks.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Inspired by real life, much of her work serves as testimony.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The new currency is content, education and genuine engagement.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Employees should use those channels first and consider a public callout only as a genuine last resort.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Veridical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veridical. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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