fact

Definition for fact

noun as in verifiable truth; reality

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actuality, appearance, authenticity, basis, certainty, certitude, dope, genuineness, gospel, intelligence, palpability, permanence, scene, scripture, solidity, stability, substantiality, verity

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bottom line, brass tacks, concrete happening, gospel truth, how it is, like it is, naked truth, what's what

noun as in event; detail of action

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accomplishment, action, case, circumstance, data, evidence, experience, factor, incident, information, performance, phenomenon, statistic

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act, actuality, adventure, affair, being, conception, consideration, construction, creation, datum, deed, entity, episode, feature, happening, item, manifestation, occurrence, organism, particular, point, proceeding, specific, transaction, truism

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fait accompli

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Disillusion warns her that the road to salvation is to face the facts.

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“We were taught to pursue justice without fear or favor, and knew our decisions to investigate and charge should be based only on the facts and the law,” the letter stated.

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Training accidents are a fact of life in the military.

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If you live in a fantasy world, facts are always going to seem a little crazy.

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But it now faces cuts from Trump’s DOE despite the fact that the hub was the highest-scoring applicant among those considered for the federal award, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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