as in real
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true or real
—used to emphasize a description
The island is a veritable paradise. The sale attracted a veritable mob of people.
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Recent Examples of veritable
Reju’s virtual piles of unwearables are veritable mountain ranges elsewhere.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Its bottle itself is a veritable objet d’art — adorned by daisies almost as delicate as the scent concoction found inside.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
The veritable graffiti was on the wall, but rap was still alive.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Cheap, kind of, and janky, sure, but these undeniably addictive shorts — bite-sized episodes that are meant for mobile, vertical viewing — have become a veritable lifeline for actors, writers, producers and directors who are desperate to break into an ever-exclusive industry.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Its bottle itself is a veritable objet d’art — adorned by daisies almost as delicate as the scent concoction found inside.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
The veritable graffiti was on the wall, but rap was still alive.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Cheap, kind of, and janky, sure, but these undeniably addictive shorts — bite-sized episodes that are meant for mobile, vertical viewing — have become a veritable lifeline for actors, writers, producers and directors who are desperate to break into an ever-exclusive industry.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veritable
Adjective
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But still, 10 days with no real food suuuuuuuuuuuucks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Inspired by real life, much of her work serves as testimony.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The new currency is content, education and genuine engagement.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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For her part, Bieber delivered a rock-n-roll roll take on classic LBD.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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In a series of wedding photos shared, the newlyweds can be seen embracing in their wedding attire, with Smith wearing a strapless satin gown and Sutherland sporting a classic black suit.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What is surprising is the utter rationalism of her response.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rather, her photos, documents and collages point to the extreme paucity of surviving evidence and the utter impossibility of a cohesive, factual narrative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Jets signed Fields to a two-year contract in free agency, but the decision has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster, as head coach Aaron Glenn benched Fields in favor of Tyrod Taylor last Sunday.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Losing to a winless UCLA team that fired its head coach after three games, already moved on from both coordinators and hadn’t led for one second entering Saturday is an unmitigated disaster.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So this was a wave of the bat that made total sense but also no sense at all.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thompson received nearly $136,000 in total compensation in 2023, the most recent year for which tax records were available — up from $95,608 a year earlier.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 26-year-old was caught offside no fewer than eight times during a 4-0 defeat to Barcelona back in November, many of which after inch-perfect movement from Pau Cubarsi to step up and leave the centre-forward marginally ahead of the defensive line.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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None of our systems is perfect—neither corporate media nor media owned by a single wealthy individual.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ares a very high 71%+ definite recommend, the 18-24 set gave it the lowest of any demographic at 44%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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His father, who was a traveling salesman and former amateur goalkeeper, carried definite expectations, Klopp added.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Veritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veritable. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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