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as in historical
restricted to or based on fact
a factual biography of George Washington that scoffs at the story about the cherry tree
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as in actual
existing in fact and not merely as a possibility
a serious scientist, she is only interested in factual phenomena and lets others speculate about the hypothetical
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Recent Examples of factual
Trump and the truth Donald Trump doesn’t believe that the truth is reliable, factual, accurate or correct.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Once on the record, Dickinson recounted the sidebar with the attorneys, making factual claims that Beles says were flat-out false.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Provide clear, factual updates on any potential policy impacts.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
It was found that the chatbots, overall, produced some accurate and well-sourced answers, especially to fairly basic questions with simple factual answers.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Once on the record, Dickinson recounted the sidebar with the attorneys, making factual claims that Beles says were flat-out false.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Provide clear, factual updates on any potential policy impacts.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
It was found that the chatbots, overall, produced some accurate and well-sourced answers, especially to fairly basic questions with simple factual answers.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for factual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factual
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The historical thriller particularly appeals to younger audiences and screenings for students have totaled 40,000 admissions to date.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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On Monday, the main reservoirs were at 111% of historical capacity for this date, according to the state Department of Water Resources.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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This 75-inch smart TV might be the next best thing to installing an actual movie theater in your house.Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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The result is audio that is more expansive than a single speaker can output, with some actual low end to it.Brad Moon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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More recently, the genre of living history has included first- and third-person interpretation, history re-staged for documentary television, immersive tourism, Renaissance Faires, and re-enactments of historic battles or pioneer living.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024
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It is based on the documentary podcast Boomtown, which told the story of the West Texan oil boom.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Joe Raedle/Getty Images An environmentalist's take Several environmental groups have waded into the debate, and for many of them, real trees are the winner.Alina Hartounian, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
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The shopping holidays now often segue straight into each other with no real break, like Amazon's Black Friday Week, which ends Nov. 29 and bleeds directly into its Cyber Monday sale from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 29 Nov. 2024
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In the film, the Charles family must reconnect with its past to exorcise the spirit, both literal and existential, that troubles them.Stuart Miller, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Whatever happened to those solid-gold watches, the Doxa community broadly objected to this literal and metaphorical change in tone.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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This is especially true if a maker has a particular project or range of projects in mind.Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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Hospital officials have said that's not true – and, in fact, would be a violation of a new Ohio law.Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Factual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factual. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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