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Recent Examples of apocryphal
As the — perhaps apocryphal — origin story goes, Pihl came up with the idea while gazing out of the window from her workshop bench.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
The book is apocryphal, a non-canonical text that deals with Jesus’ adolescence, something not found in the Bible.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Magnolia is trying just that with The Carpenter’s Son, writer and director Lotfy Nathan’s life of teenage Jesus story based on The Infancy Gospel of Thomas, a obscure apocryphal gospel.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
There’s an apocryphal anecdote about Hemingway being challenged to write a complete story, with all the emotional impact of one of his own short stories, in just six words.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
The book is apocryphal, a non-canonical text that deals with Jesus’ adolescence, something not found in the Bible.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Magnolia is trying just that with The Carpenter’s Son, writer and director Lotfy Nathan’s life of teenage Jesus story based on The Infancy Gospel of Thomas, a obscure apocryphal gospel.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
There’s an apocryphal anecdote about Hemingway being challenged to write a complete story, with all the emotional impact of one of his own short stories, in just six words.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocryphal
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The film’s speculative elements — monoliths accelerating human evolution — were philosophical rather than scientific.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another attraction to American investors is the English game’s financial chaos, itself exacerbated by the speculative frenzy and dire stakes inherent in promotion/relegation.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Moore said that no matter how famous a host or a guest is, or how elaborate and slick a production is, an unauthentic product will not resonate with audiences.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Inaccurate debunks Amid the recycled imagery, authentic pictures of National Guard members sleeping on the floor of a federal building in Los Angeles this week were falsely described as old or unauthentic.—
Emma Li,
CBS News,
11 June 2025
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The anxiety is no longer hypothetical.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Summit County Commissioner Eric Mamula warned that the concern is no longer hypothetical.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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During oral arguments, several conservative justices questioned the legal foundation and practical enforcement of the policy, which aims to deny citizenship to some children born in the United States to undocumented or temporary immigrant parents.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers without a CDL will be penalized with a $50,000 fine.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Today’s Prius combines the same legendary efficiency with real performance, genuinely appealing design and everyday practicality.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The postponement follows a series of reports regarding the legendary performer’s health.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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John Preskill, a senior theoretical physicist at the university with a long history in the field of quantum error correction, advised the group.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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That alone suggests Google expects quantum computing to be close enough to move from a theoretical problem to a practical one, which means other companies will almost certainly take note and follow suit.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Méliès would take the artform in a more self-consciously fanciful direction – into science fiction and fantasy.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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April Fools' Day was a thing back then, too — and of course, other fanciful stories that might have gotten Chicagoans riled up have turned up since.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the immediate wake of Adebayo scoring 83 — second in NBA history only to Wilt Chamberlain’s mythical 100 — in a 150-129 blowout victory, Wizards coach Brian Keefe questioned the means to that end.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Per the new show’s official logline, in this new era of Peaky Blinders, a decade after World War Two, the race to rebuild Birmingham becomes a brutal contest of mythical dimensions.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Apocryphal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocryphal. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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