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Recent Examples of factoid
Hagen shares factoids and stories about where the Eras Tour ringleader has frequented, dined and been seen out with friends.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The perfect, humanizing factoid to draw chuckles from reporters and likes on social media.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
However easy that is to explain away, that factoid remains kind of interesting.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
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Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The perfect, humanizing factoid to draw chuckles from reporters and likes on social media.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
However easy that is to explain away, that factoid remains kind of interesting.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factoid
Noun
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At the root of the underinvestment problem is a lingering misconception that women’s health is synonymous with reproductive health.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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There seems to be a misconception among our political leaders that civic engagement is purely intuitive, that people fired up by a speech will somehow find their way to a city council meeting, a ballot initiative, a local organization’s strategy session.—
Adam Met,
Time,
3 June 2025
Noun
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There are several myths that certain foods are bad for thyroid function, including gluten and cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower).—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2025
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Historically, fonio carries deep reverence and myth.—
Osayi Endolyn,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2025
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As far as superstitions go, this was a serious one.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Perhaps Faust reverting back to his old superstitions helped, too.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
17 May 2025
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Burden Of Proof Unlike many of the other fallacies, the burden of proof fallacy doesn’t serve to conjure up false narratives, nor to ignore or refute the points that have been made.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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These are straw man fallacies, falsely implying that acknowledging and celebrating the full range of backgrounds, identities and family structures kids bring to the classroom will somehow crowd out instruction time.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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The government has admitted in court that his deportation was an administrative error.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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At least some of the errors produced by his code can be traced to using older versions of OpenAI models available through the VA — models not capable of solving complex tasks, according to the experts consulted by ProPublica.—
Brandon Roberts,
ProPublica,
6 June 2025
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The title is a reference to Samuel Beckett’s classic play about a pair of drifters stuck waiting for a visitor who never shows, while his blend of fact and fiction takes a page from Gonzo classics like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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In the trailer for Season 3, it’s revealed that Carrie is breaking into fiction writing with a potential romantasy novel.—
Hannah Malach,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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The basic essentials of your life – electricity, food and water – must be in place to afford the privilege of propagating or believing untruths.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The writer’s task is the sculpting of these untruths into a work of art, into a cohesive story that suspends the readers’ belief, gently ushers them into the imaginary and holds them there.—
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim,
The Dial,
4 Mar. 2025
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Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
22 May 2025
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But planted within that picture was a glimmer of hope — or maybe delusion — for Sabres fans.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Factoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoid. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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