factoid

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Recent Examples of factoid Hagen shares factoids and stories about where the Eras Tour ringleader has frequented, dined and been seen out with friends. Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025 The perfect, humanizing factoid to draw chuckles from reporters and likes on social media. Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 However easy that is to explain away, that factoid remains kind of interesting. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 That factoid is soon made very, very clear; the slide and the ball pit are also red, as is the huge sectional at the center of the family room, the chandelier above, the velvet ropes that partition the area, the dramatically swooping drapes, and the nearby pair of ginormous bean bags. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for factoid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factoid
Noun
  • One of the biggest misconceptions in business is that confidence has to be loud to be credible.
    Rhea Karo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • That’s a misconception for the able-bodied as well.
    Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Historically, fonio carries deep reverence and myth.
    Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
  • There are several myths that certain foods are bad for thyroid function, including gluten and cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower).
    Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The film will also incorporate elements of Southeast Asian power politics, including the use of shamanic practices and superstitions among political elites.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2025
  • The game was governed by specific rules, unspoken etiquette, superstitions, and a complicated scoring system.
    Nicole Wong, Vogue, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • This is a logical fallacy—specifically, a misinterpretation of categorical logic.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • One such skill is identifying logical fallacies and inconsistencies in arguments, both of which errors are exemplified in Mr. Williams’ article.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Only one major-league third baseman, the San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado, has more errors than Muncy’s eight through his first 49 games of the season.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 27 May 2025
  • The poll of 1,136 Democrats carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2.89 percentage points.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • The title is a reference to Samuel Beckett’s classic play about a pair of drifters stuck waiting for a visitor who never shows, while his blend of fact and fiction takes a page from Gonzo classics like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
  • In the trailer for Season 3, it’s revealed that Carrie is breaking into fiction writing with a potential romantasy novel.
    Hannah Malach, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • The basic essentials of your life – electricity, food and water – must be in place to afford the privilege of propagating or believing untruths.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The writer’s task is the sculpting of these untruths into a work of art, into a cohesive story that suspends the readers’ belief, gently ushers them into the imaginary and holds them there.
    Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But planted within that picture was a glimmer of hope — or maybe delusion — for Sabres fans.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 22 May 2025

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“Factoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoid. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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