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as in reality
the quality of being actual
like other scientists, astronomers deal in the realm of fact, not speculation
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2
as in case
something that actually exists
once considered a wild fantasy, the Internet is now a fact of everyday life
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as in detail
a single piece of information
a book of little-known facts about famous people
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as in information
facts plural
a collection of factual knowledge about something
after reading the facts on the situation, the president concluded that an outbreak of hostilities was all but certain
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Despite the fact that Antarctica is extraordinarily difficult to get to, astronomers love it.
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Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
Never mind the fact that the attentions of Milkman, a high-ranking paramilitary member who seems to follow her everywhere and utters oblique threats, are entirely unwanted.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
In other cases, fake info spreads because someone took a joke as fact.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
In fact, the account has not directly attributed group differences to biology.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
Never mind the fact that the attentions of Milkman, a high-ranking paramilitary member who seems to follow her everywhere and utters oblique threats, are entirely unwanted.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
In other cases, fake info spreads because someone took a joke as fact.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
In fact, the account has not directly attributed group differences to biology.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
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“Fact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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