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as in honest
being in the habit of telling the truth
he has a reputation for being veracious, so people generally take his word for things
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as in accurate
following an original exactly
most readers have accepted the book as a veracious account of Samuel Johnson's table talk
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as in true
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
a novel that presents a fairly veracious and unvarnished picture of the lives of affluent suburbanites
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Recent Examples of veracious
Their veracious portrayal was well received at Sundance, where Mehiel made history as the first trans actor to win the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting.
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Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
On the other hand, could NZBA recommend inviting climate scientists to their boards to understand better the veracious nature of the risks faced and the appropriate mitigation paths to be considered?
—Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
As for elephant riding, the ACEWG notes that while veracious studies have not been conducted on elephants specifically, it is known that horses, dogs, and donkeys have a weight-carrying capacity of about 20-to-25 percent of their body weight.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2018
Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
On the other hand, could NZBA recommend inviting climate scientists to their boards to understand better the veracious nature of the risks faced and the appropriate mitigation paths to be considered?
—Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
As for elephant riding, the ACEWG notes that while veracious studies have not been conducted on elephants specifically, it is known that horses, dogs, and donkeys have a weight-carrying capacity of about 20-to-25 percent of their body weight.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veracious
Adjective
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Simmons is a shell of his former self as a playmaker and was never able to develop a jump shot to at least keep defenses honest.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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And being honest about that helped build long-term trust.—
Greg Peters,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Customer service and tech support will provide faster resolutions and more accurate answers.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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That volume of data is impractical to fit theoretical models to deliver large-scale, accurate predictions.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Early in the novel, Harold points out that authors are constantly looking for ways to bury their true beliefs in their text, rather than state them outright.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Like many Stephen King stories, the truest horrors are the ones that exist in reality.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kirk, an outspoken and devout protestant Christian, was supposedly considering Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy around the time of his death, in the telling of some online.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Terrion is an outspoken person.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Be reflective about your authentic style.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Believe in your authentic value, in your own development—don't let trends unsettle you.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lloyd is 100 percent correct that throwing him into his first start against any of those teams could end up being a massive mistake and could set him up for failure.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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All documents marked secret should only be visible to people with the correct clearances.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And given how complex truth and trust themselves are, building truthful AI systems is easier said than done.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Like the source material from author Michelle Frances, Naomi Sheldon and Gabbie Asher’s TV adaptation is told from multiple points of view, leaving the audience and remaining characters to make their own choices about who’s truthful and who’s lying — and why.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Eliasen is careful not to let scope creep derail initial implementations.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Veracious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veracious. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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