1
as in truth
agreement with fact or reality
some viewers complained that the TV docudrama was short on factuality and long on speculation
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2
as in reality
the quality of being actual
although this account of the scheme seems like it must be fiction, its very factuality makes it all the more fascinating
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Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Continue reading … BABY BATTLE – 'Friends' star reveals painful truth behind childless rumors after decades of silence.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Now the reality, is the team different?—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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This channel, though, is focused on airing reality TV shows rather than music videos.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Results will show whether the tool improves the accuracy of the reading, Lee said — as well as whether the radiologist tends to let AI scores trump their own expertise.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Richardson was the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft but came into the season as the Colts’ backup quarterback after struggling with injuries and accuracy in his first two seasons in the league.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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One of the biggest drivers of the rally in gold is the fact that the US dollar is having one of its worst years in decades.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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In fact, these exclusive deals—which include bedding, outdoor patio furniture, kitchen appliances, and home decor from popular brands like Tommy Bahama, Yankee Candle, Casper, Ninja, and KitchenAid—will disappear at midnight.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Aiming to ensure cultural authenticity, Globo will provide creative guidance to accurately reflect Brazilian culture and traditions, including the country’s unique celebration of Christmas, which takes place during Brazil’s summer.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Thank you, Diane, for reminding us that authenticity never goes out of fashion.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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This new discipline borrowed features from philology and belles lettres—period specialization and close reading, respectively—but abjured their emphasis on facticity and appreciation in favor of a new goal: interpretation.—
Evan Kindley,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Feb. 2023
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Caruth’s determination to cleave simultaneously to the idea both that the traumatic memory is the only historic fact the individual possesses and that this facticity remains incapable of adequate representation is paradoxical bordering on the perverse.—
Will Self,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Nov. 2021
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“Factuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factuality. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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