fact-checked

verb

Definition of fact-checkednext
past tense of fact-check
as in edited

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  1. edited
  2. reworked
  3. rectified
  4. corrected
  5. read
  6. redacted
  7. amended
  8. published
Verb
  • Letters are edited for clarity and length.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • His answers have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
    Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of edited
Verb
  • At Ulta Beauty Our best-selling blazer reworked in a TENCEL™ Lyocell and cotton blend.
    Ulta Beauty, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The tune was reworked by the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, a renowned jazz group based in South Korea.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • Ranieri rectified that and doesn’t seem to care that as long as Dybala keeps playing, his contract will be automatically renewed with a salary escalator; something De Rossi and Juric always had in the backs of their minds.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But there are easily preventable plays from the past five weeks that have hindered the Packers from hitting their offensive peak, and that must be rectified before games become win-or-go-home.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of rectified
Verb
  • The network soon corrected that reporting to indicate that the suspect had not come across the border.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • The bottom line In a sign of how much investors are currently worried about inflation returning, the Institute for Supply Management’s services index, an inflation reading typically secondary to more significant data points like the consumer price index, is sending shockwaves through the market.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Send submissions here and read more Metropolitan Diary here.
    James Barron, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of read
Verb
  • The initials were redacted from the filing, making the identity of the witness unclear.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Her name was redacted in charging documents.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of redacted
Verb
  • This information can only be found in the license agreement itself which was also amended in 2011 when Sony fell on hard times.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • On June 20, the Canadian Parliament amended the Competition Act to regulate environmental claims in marketing in an effort to prevent greenwashing in Canada.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of amended
Verb
  • Their memoir Hollywood on the Tiber was published in Italian in 1982, and an English translation is now due for release.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In photos published by DeuxMoi, a smiling Jackman is seen holding his phone up toward Burnett, 91, while sitting beside her in the theater and the rest of the audience is looking towards them.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of published
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