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as in factual
restricted to or based on fact
a matter-of-fact recitation of the events of the last week
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as in pragmatic
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
a matter-of-fact woman who didn't worry about "what ifs"
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Recent Examples of matter-of-fact
His tone was very matter-of-fact when addressing the media following the Philadelphia 76ers’ 117-111 loss to the Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
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Tony Jones, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Plus, Knibb’s calm, matter-of-fact demeanor in the midst of a could-be crisis moment won hearts.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Their program, which ran twice a week on Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram, covered topics as varied as a fall pumpkin giveaway and a vigil for a labor massacre—all in the same distant, matter-of-fact tone of beings incapable of comprehending human emotions.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
The matter-of-fact email comes as the Trump campaign is publicly projecting confidence, and promoting any polls that show Trump defeating Vice President Harris handily.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tony Jones, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Plus, Knibb’s calm, matter-of-fact demeanor in the midst of a could-be crisis moment won hearts.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Their program, which ran twice a week on Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram, covered topics as varied as a fall pumpkin giveaway and a vigil for a labor massacre—all in the same distant, matter-of-fact tone of beings incapable of comprehending human emotions.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
The matter-of-fact email comes as the Trump campaign is publicly projecting confidence, and promoting any polls that show Trump defeating Vice President Harris handily.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matter-of-fact
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The representatives of Wayfarer Studios still did nothing proactive nor retaliated, and only responded to incoming media inquiries to ensure balanced and factual reporting and monitored social activity.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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Having a clear, factual record of what was said and agreed upon can protect you from these shifting narratives.Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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In 2025, pragmatic AI solutions that automate administrative tasks, enhance clinical decision-making and predict patient outcomes will showcase their value.Amit Phull, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The best time to adopt a more pragmatic foreign policy was yesterday, in Afghanistan.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Supplied with the patient’s symptoms and historical medical records, algorithms can pinpoint the likely issue and suggest the best course of action, saving patients on initial consultation costs.Max Votek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The team also conducted dating work on wood samples and other remains from the ship, which in combination with the available historical records, indicate that it was constructed between the late 18th century and the first half of the 19th century.Newsweek, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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With Isak performing like this, a first trophy since 1969 and European qualification become realistic targets once again.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sports UConn's Geno Auriemma, the new winningest NCAA coach, is honored with a literal goat A deep sea creature kept washing ashore in California Oarfish are known to swim in waters 300 to 3,000 feet below the surface.Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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The movie’s one outright mistake is suddenly shifting from emotional abuse to a literal assault that inadvertently plays like a queasy bad-taste joke about how artists get screwed.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Tickell went on to appear in a handful of other film and TV roles in the late ’90s and early 2000s, but ultimately decided to shift her focus to documentary filmmaking.John Russell, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Given the series begins with Guillermo the Familiar inviting the documentary crew into Nandor’s inner sanctum to witness him rise from the coffin in god-like glory, seeing the two of them descend into a new adventure together, on equal footing (so to speak), provides a sweet, silly endpoint.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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Take this time to prepare for future energy needs with practical savings.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The overall picture is that the physiology is real, but the practical effects seem to be too small to measure.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Worse still, the falsehood was a double-down of the AI insisting that the remark was true.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Just Saturday against the New Jersey Devils, that seemed true in a loss.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Matter-of-fact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matter-of-fact. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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