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as in integrity
devotion to telling the truth
her innate veracity is beyond question
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as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate
I challenge the veracity of many of the quotations in his memoirs, for he recreates conversations that occurred decades ago
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Recent Examples of veracity
In an environment where virality often outperforms veracity, the temptation rises: optimize for engagement, lean into outrage and co-opt the aesthetic of authenticity without accountability.
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Bylyric Mandell, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Though Newsweek has been unable to verify the veracity of the image, the drug test lists a woman named Jennifer Taylor as being associated with Fastest Labs of South Austin.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
But Worrell’s office rejected his plea, deciding to keep Lopez on the scarlet-letter list of cops with veracity concerns.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
Today, with the proliferation of media and social networks, fake news, and deepfakes fueling a race for scoops, journalists must be even more rigorous in verifying the veracity of this avalanche of data.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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Bylyric Mandell, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Though Newsweek has been unable to verify the veracity of the image, the drug test lists a woman named Jennifer Taylor as being associated with Fastest Labs of South Austin.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
But Worrell’s office rejected his plea, deciding to keep Lopez on the scarlet-letter list of cops with veracity concerns.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
Today, with the proliferation of media and social networks, fake news, and deepfakes fueling a race for scoops, journalists must be even more rigorous in verifying the veracity of this avalanche of data.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veracity
Noun
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In his spending plan this year, Trump proposed an 8% reduction in staff at the bureau, raising questions over the integrity of its counts on employment, consumer prices and multiple other economic metrics.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
1 Aug. 2025
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So far, measurements have found no difference between the two to an accuracy of 1.5 parts in a billion.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
28 July 2025
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Some agency officials have voiced concerns about the accuracy of the tool’s legal interpretations.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Not so much sonically, but just her honesty and her ability to enunciate these things.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Journalists who have interviewed her praise her intelligence and honesty.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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Visitors will learn how that experience influenced his lifelong interest in capturing the clothing, gestures, and style of his subjects with precision.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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The wine cellar is stacked like an old-money Bond villain’s dream: over 1,000 bottles, big on rare Burgundies and Old World precision.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Organizations that aspire to succeed in the new digital economy must prioritize innovation, reliability, quality, cost-effectiveness, and security.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Given PayPal's reported 400 million active users worldwide last year, service instability has the potential to affect a substantial segment of the U.S. financial landscape, highlighting the importance of digital infrastructure reliability in today's economy.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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This turns out to be another name for Galactus, a surprisingly scary Marvel villain played with sinister sincerity by Ralph Ineson.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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The host’s mix of candor, patriotism and sincerity, along with his ability to mine humor in current events, however, has been credited for fueling the show’s success.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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“Veracity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veracity. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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