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fact-checks

Definition of fact-checksnext
present tense third-person singular of fact-check

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checks
Verb
  • Macey has headed up finding baby-sized outfits that are close matches to some of the late Princess of Wales' iconic looks, while David takes video and edits it to share online.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • But making TikTok compilations and photo edits directly comparing their bodies before and after filming, and using the situation to chase views and likes online, is insensitive and harmful.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Pretending to be the smart person who annotates their books can lead to becoming that person.
    Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the latest overhaul, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), revises work requirements and alters who is exempt from them.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • DaCosta both reveals and revises the story’s tragic dimension up front, opening with Hedda being questioned by the police about events that led to a certain consequential gunshot.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The design reworks the Gel-Quantum 360 I AMP’s entire upper, stripping away the mesh and suede overlays for a nearly one-piece construction.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Most of her fabrics come from the British cloth merchant Dugdale, which reworks archival fabrics from the mid-19th century, and operates in Huddersfield, in the North of England.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • For example, a 96-page police report on a Florida investigation into Epstein in the mid-2000s redacts the names of victims and other details, but leaves many other details in.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Normally, the Commission redacts or refrains from publishing proprietary details.
    Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Buckter guided her toward a palette where the colors relate to one another in a classic way, the kind that instantly reads as San Francisco.
    Itay Hod, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Easy to dress up or down, this silhouette still reads polished, especially in a classic true-blue wash like this one.
    Belle Bakst, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The light blue shade counteracts purple and pink tones to cover redness and veins, while the peach shade brightens and corrects sallow-looking skin.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025
  • When Linda says the gun has Mary's initials on it, Norma corrects her.
    Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Goats and Soda blog publishes hundreds of stories each year about global health news, about fighting poverty, about daily life in the Global South.
    Marc Silver, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
  • CoComelon publishes music videos for songs your kid probably hasn’t heard before on its YouTube channel each week.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Fact-checks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-checks. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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