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Recent Examples of factoid
That factoid is soon made very, very clear; the slide and the ball pit are also red, as is the huge sectional at the center of the family room, the chandelier above, the velvet ropes that partition the area, the dramatically swooping drapes, and the nearby pair of ginormous bean bags.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
Straight from the hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and properties dotted around the lake, peppering in some historical and pop-culture factoids, like how the idyllic Villa Balbianello was featured in the Star Wars prequel films.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Genuine leather Bible Lovable coffee and end table books are easy conversation pieces that leave guests with both unique discussions and factoids from any round table gathering.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
One semi-hidden factoid is there used to be a walkway from the balcony to his writing room above the garage.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
Straight from the hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and properties dotted around the lake, peppering in some historical and pop-culture factoids, like how the idyllic Villa Balbianello was featured in the Star Wars prequel films.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Genuine leather Bible Lovable coffee and end table books are easy conversation pieces that leave guests with both unique discussions and factoids from any round table gathering.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
One semi-hidden factoid is there used to be a walkway from the balcony to his writing room above the garage.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factoid
Noun
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While virtually everyone recognizes the environmental and social benefits of thrifting, certain barriers and misconceptions prevail, hindering the industry’s global adoption.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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This is a common misconception, but no, most people will not want to wear more than one pair of socks while hiking.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Entrepreneurship Brings Freedom One myth is that entrepreneurship brings freedom.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The myth that breast pain can't be a sign of cancer is persistent.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Heidi Klum Carries Around Baby Teeth for Good Luck, Plus More Wacky Celebrity Superstitions Lorre’s chair superstition seems to have served him well, as the Emmy winner has created such beloved and long-running shows as Dharma & Greg, Two and a Half Men, Mike & Molly and Mom.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Lunar New Year, typically celebrated in China and other Asian countries, has a similar superstition.—
Amanda Cappelli,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who believes that cancel culture prevails in the entertainment industry can just look at the ongoing record of wins by some highly controversial figures who are not beloved among progressives to know that this might be a fallacy.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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The fallacy of genetic essentialism Genetic essentialism is the concept that genes alone are the reason why someone develops a specific trait or behaves a certain way.—
Shoumita Dasgupta,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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More than anything, the findings should alert the new administration to how antiquated many of the databases of government agencies are that normally produce errors such as these.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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And that’s before factoring in an error in the data published on DOGE’s website that mislabels a contract as $8 billion, which was later corrected in the federal database to only be $8 million.—
Bloomberg News,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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This Morning, This Evening (a portrait of a rural Alabama community in which Ross embedded himself), to Nickel Boys, his impressionistic bravura fiction feature debut about two Black boys sent to a reform school in Jim Crow–era Florida.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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NewsGuard has identified 273 phony news sites of this type with links to Dougan, spreading disinformation that is then repeated by the leading Western chatbots, which NewsGuard has found have a limited ability to distinguish truth from fiction.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The recent publications spreading untruths about Stephen have crossed every line of decency.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Roy Cohn’s long, dark shadow was hanging over the Capitol Rotunda on Monday and his legacy of aggression, misinformation and untruth is now a Kingdom Come.—
Gerrad Hall,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The story is a grim reminder that every narcissist needs their own Echo, a loyal admirer who reinforces their delusions and self-importance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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In fact, on several prior occasions, Lam had dealt with hallucinations and delusions after not taking her medications.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Factoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoid. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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