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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.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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
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
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veridical
Adjective
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The only thing more impressive is the cast's ability to maintain real, long-term relationships despite spending nearly two decades playing some of the most awful characters on TV.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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When marriages seemed to fail, there was no real option to divorce.—
Ann Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
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What matters is whether genuine compatibility exists beneath the obsession.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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Despite the lighthearted framing of the post, many comments conveyed genuine sadness or guilt—often about animals taken on without fully understanding the commitment involved.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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“Veridical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veridical. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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