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as in accuracy
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as in appropriateness
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Recent Examples of correctness
The amateur journalist believes Dale Washberg, the black-sheep son of a powerful local family, has been murdered, and Lee is bound and determined to get to the truth, bring down the corrupt Washberg family, and, as an ancillary benefit, bask in the smug satisfaction of his own correctness.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Long before that, Watson scorned political correctness.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
On Succession, that obsession with correctness extended to the smallest details, down to the fonts in fictional news articles and TV graphics.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
To do so would be tantamount to imposing a ‘speech code’ and our own conservative brand of political correctness.
—Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
So woke and political correctness are basically the same thing.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
In contrast, today there are many million individual pieces of evidence in every branch of biology, all of which support and none of which refute the essential correctness of Darwin’s theory.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Don’t just measure generic metrics like accuracy; identify what matters most for your specific application, whether that’s relevance, factual correctness or helpfulness for your users.
—Sebastian Crossa, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctness
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Motorola built the camera system around Sony’s LYTIA sensor to improve brightness and color accuracy.—
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For decades, the program was known for a rigorous scientific review and inspection process to ensure accuracy.—
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An argument over the appropriateness of the scene between Chase and Brown allegedly included an utterance of the N-word by Chase, which led to Brown storming off the set.—
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Blanche defended the redactions, saying a team of more than two dozen lawyers conducted a second-level review to ensure their appropriateness.—
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Austria’s former imperial court jeweler, Christoph Köchert, has since examined the diamond and confirmed its authenticity.—
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The brand's redesign, which was market tested by consumers, is aimed to appeal to the needs of home chefs who report to value authenticity, transparency, and responsible sourcing, as well as inclusion of global flavors.—
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This simply wasn’t a group of players with much experience of, or much suitability to, playing 3-4-3.—
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In northwestern Thailand, in the Pang Mapha district and Mae Hong Son province, there's yet another example of elevated cave burial – though no cliff suspension is evident, possibly due to the suitability of the environment.—
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Good and truth will hopefully come up and show its face and win.—
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January 20 – February 18 When tenderness meets truth, healing begins.—
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In his first lead movie role, Tim Robinson plays Craig Waterman, a man whose life of suburban adequacy is disrupted when local weatherman Austin Carmichael (Paul Rudd) moves in down the street and platonically sweeps Craig off his feet.—
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This includes $565 million in adequacy funding, which is distributed to school districts based on a state formula designed to ensure every district has the resources needed to provide an adequate education.—
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My goodness, Tennessee Williams.—
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Another category to consider adding to your wellness pantry is tonics, highly concentrated shots of goodness stocked with superfoods.—
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Homosexuality in China exists in a limbo between social acceptability and taboo.—
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This behavior often sat on the margins of social acceptability; commentators described the bathers as lewd and unruly, flaunting their bodies and heckling passersby.—
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“Correctness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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