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firsthand account

NOUN
oral history
Synonyms
WEAK
folk literature narrative history oral record survivors' account witnesses' account
NOUN
reminiscence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anecdote recollection remembrance
STRONG
chronicle memoirs memory nostalgia reliving remembering story yarn

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A firsthand account by an escaped slave who became a famous abolitionist and orator, this memoir reframed slavery as coerced labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

The fact that no one has stepped forward with a firsthand account of false accusation is immaterial because the em dash drama plays on existing anxieties.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

Cohen’s testimony could illuminate that sequence of events, providing prosecutors the firsthand account they would need to make a case against Trump.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

The television personality shared the firsthand account of the severe flooding hitting Santa Barbara in a Twitter video.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Elliot, meanwhile, flipped through page after page of the firsthand account, ignoring me completely.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin