veritable
adjective
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Veritable, like its close relative verity ("truth"), came to English through Anglo-French from Latin. It is ultimately derived from verus, the Latin word for "true," which also gave us verify, aver, and verdict. Veritable is often used as a synonym of genuine or authentic ("a veritable masterpiece"), but it is also frequently used to stress the aptness of a metaphor, often in a humorous tone ("a veritable swarm of lawyers"). In the past, usage commentators have objected to the latter use, but today it doesn't draw much criticism.
Examples of veritable in a Sentence
Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Consumers are sheltered in a fragmented media environment, a veritable choose-your-own-adventure world, where comforting data is at their fingertips at all times.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Figures, in fact, like Winthrop, who were crucial and more influential than has been supposed in the gestation of this city on a hill, this veritable republic of magic, this Occult States of America.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Riding the elevator to the fourth floor, we were greeted with a veritable feast of haute horlogerie, replete with the types of timepiece that cause collector’s mouths to drop agape and their eyes to water.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Veritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veritable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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