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Recent Examples of factoid
Straight from the hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and properties dotted around the lake, peppering in some historical and pop-culture factoids, like how the idyllic Villa Balbianello was featured in the Star Wars prequel films.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Genuine leather Bible Lovable coffee and end table books are easy conversation pieces that leave guests with both unique discussions and factoids from any round table gathering.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
One semi-hidden factoid is there used to be a walkway from the balcony to his writing room above the garage.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Yet readers will still find factoids that surprise: Scientists hypothesize that the moon coaxed prehistoric marine life to colonize land, for example.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Genuine leather Bible Lovable coffee and end table books are easy conversation pieces that leave guests with both unique discussions and factoids from any round table gathering.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
One semi-hidden factoid is there used to be a walkway from the balcony to his writing room above the garage.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Yet readers will still find factoids that surprise: Scientists hypothesize that the moon coaxed prehistoric marine life to colonize land, for example.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factoid
Noun
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Trump’s misguided belief that inside of every Canadian there is an American waiting to get out is a misconception that is actually older than the U.S. itself.—
Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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Choi says there's a misconception that only a certain type of skin can achieve this look.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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As a result, the company flipped a few myths on their head, and shared the findings with Travel + Leisure.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Your film deconstructs the beauty myth or the Cinderella myth.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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Essay Behind the Draped Mirror Colin Dickey Covering mirrors while in mourning has a curious ambivalence: both ritual and superstition, a way of honoring the dead and warding them off, a vow that hides within the fear of something going wrong.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes a fantastic conversation or moment of self-care is better than a lukewarm kiss—regardless of what tradition or superstition has to say on the matter.—
Gia Yetikyel,
Vogue,
31 Dec. 2024
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But the Lions’ rash of injuries this year could show the ultimate fallacy of that argument.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker has had much to say about Whorfian fallacies.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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The German hit 12 unforced errors in the set as too many of his forehands skewed off his racket at the wrong angle and out of the court.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Keys broke three times in the first set, helped in part by Sabalenka’s four double-faults and 13 total unforced errors.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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While historical fiction can be illuminating, this drama is dangerously misleading.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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The film, which combines fiction and non-fiction elements, has been pursued by other festivals but was only recently completed.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, animal hides are often non-biodegradable since they’re frequently coated in plastic—another untruth that has been promulgated by the industry.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Jan. 2025
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The verb lie, lie, lied, which means to tell an untruth, is an intransitive verb not requiring an object.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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In a moment of delusion, Simon cooks up a scheme to get Wei-Tung married and secure their friend Wei-Wei a green card.—
Sadie Collins,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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Being able to make tactical adjustments or create a match environment that the stronger opponent doesn’t enjoy is one thing; when that isn’t possible, maintaining self-belief often tips towards delusion.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Factoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoid. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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