Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checking
Verb
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Her spell as a journalist included editing BBC News at Six and senior roles on Newsnight and Panorama.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026 -
All items are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Why is Charlotte revising its vegetation laws?—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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To some degree, this will be a matter of revising previous efforts to expand access to early-childhood education.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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About two weeks ago, Gu set about reworking her rails portion — the four features on the more-technical top of the slope — to juice up her Olympic routine.—
Eddie Pells,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hudson’s look followed that logic in a literal way, lifting a runway outfit into a daytime awards season stop without reworking the styling.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Come up with strategies for rectifying the issue, as needed, as well.—
Alanna Gallo,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
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Johnson and the lull after early record-breaking business Johnson’s early £35m signing came with the intention of rectifying the mistakes made in the summer window, which Glasner had publicly complained had not furnished him with a squad capable of competing on four fronts.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Researchers are counting on such advances to help power them in their grand quest of sequencing and annotating the world’s organisms.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Instead of annotating the text in the margins, use removable sticky notes to record your favorite quotes and thoughts.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
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Keep reading for a delightful mix of the past and present.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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Keep reading to see which whiskeys made the top 10.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rippon says the new study may be a step toward correcting that legacy.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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Braces were then tweaked over the following decades as scientists figured out how teeth moved, grew, and best reacted to smile-correcting technology.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
4 Feb. 2026
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Starbucks is revamping its Starbucks Rewards program, the company announced recently, with new perks for customers.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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In response to questions from reporters, a spokesperson for Hogsett said the administration met the requirements for the portal by revamping the city’s website in 2019.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Fact-checking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-checking. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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