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authentic

Definition for authentic

adjective as in real, genuine

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The author asserts that the Church’s teachings on immigrant dignity rest on deep biblical and theological foundations rooted in scripture and papal encyclicals, making the bishops’ position consistent with authentic Catholic doctrine.

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After making it back to the car and indulging in a few sips, she declares, “It feels like I have my personality back. That was quite an authentic experience.”

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America is a “contradiction,” a place of haves and have-nots; he wants the “struggling” to know they have “an authentic advocate.”

These were two sides of two different authentic nickels, expertly hollowed out, and—look at this—whoever made it had drilled an almost invisibly tiny hole in the R of the word TRUST.

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"The fact that this misinformation comes from what appears to be a trusted source, an authentic friend almost, could make it especially toxic."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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