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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
After Goldberg left the chat, National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes confirmed to him that the contents of the chat were factual.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025
In his submission, which was signed under penalty of perjury, Rotta made several false statements, according to a factual proffer filed with his plea agreement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Abreu filed three separate passport applications in person at a post office in Broward County using the Puerto Rican man’s personal identifying information, the factual proffer said, including his date of birth, place of birth and Social Security number.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Hallucinations, on the other hand, occur when an AI system is asked to provide factual information or perform specific tasks but instead generates incorrect or misleading content while presenting it as accurate.
—Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025
In his submission, which was signed under penalty of perjury, Rotta made several false statements, according to a factual proffer filed with his plea agreement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Abreu filed three separate passport applications in person at a post office in Broward County using the Puerto Rican man’s personal identifying information, the factual proffer said, including his date of birth, place of birth and Social Security number.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Hallucinations, on the other hand, occur when an AI system is asked to provide factual information or perform specific tasks but instead generates incorrect or misleading content while presenting it as accurate.
—Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factual
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The spokesperson highlighted the two national historical parks named for Tubman.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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Canada's historical crime series, which airs on Ovation TV in the U.S., is set in the early 20th century and follows the investigative work of Toronto police force detective William Murdoch (played by actor Yannick Bisson).—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The preview doesn’t offer up much in terms of storyline — has the digital world of Tron invaded reality, with light cycles splitting actual police cars in half, or have graphics in the simulation improved mightily over the past decades?—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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The free cash flow chart also displays the value of Tesla’s actual free cash flows for the period 2020 through 2024.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Lavender Men follows last fall’s release of the documentary feature Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln that examined whether the politician may have been gay, with the film being subjected to trolling by Elon Musk and conservative pundits.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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The legislation would require documentary proof of citizenship when voters register to vote.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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Following Hailey’s response to the content creator, fans praised the Rhode founder for giving real, relatable feedback.—
Dayna Haffenden,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Two methods could address these issues with real reform: special elections or by appointing interim officials who finish the term but cannot run in the next general election for that office.—
Bob Marshall,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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The importance of sound and reclaiming one’s voice in a toxic relationship takes more of a literal shape when the vacationing pair overhears a neighboring couple violently fighting in the villa below them.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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Yes, the Yankees have a literal genius MIT Physicist, Lenny (who is the man), on payroll.—
Mansee Khurana,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2025
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Read More | Local’s theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Given his body type and potential, maybe the same could be true for Williams.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Factual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factual. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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