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fact
noun as in verifiable truth; reality
Strongest matches
case, evidence, experience, law, matter
Strong matches
actuality, appearance, authenticity, basis, certainty, certitude, dope, genuineness, gospel, intelligence, palpability, permanence, scene, scripture, solidity, stability, substantiality, verity
Weak matches
bottom line, brass tacks, concrete happening, gospel truth, how it is, like it is, naked truth, what's what
noun as in event; detail of action
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accomplishment, action, case, circumstance, data, evidence, experience, factor, incident, information, performance, phenomenon, statistic
Strong matches
act, actuality, adventure, affair, being, conception, consideration, construction, creation, datum, deed, entity, episode, feature, happening, item, manifestation, occurrence, organism, particular, point, proceeding, specific, transaction, truism
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Example Sentences
In fact, authorities said this was part of a plan to "punish" the girl and young women for violating gang code, serving as a warning to others.
The state of California does in fact have its own set of concrete numbers.
The prime minister's position is also, frankly, protected by the fact there is no consensus about who could do a better job than him.
My mother fled Laos as a refugee during the bombings, a fact that, in turn, led me to learn more about my father’s ancestors in Stuttgart and what they might have faced.
In such an era, the fact that the American president decided to blather and bluster instead of attempting to offer workable proposals is nothing short of an embarrassment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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