as in real
formal
true or real
—used to emphasize a description
The island is a veritable paradise. The sale attracted a veritable mob of people.
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Recent Examples of veritable
What began with one rental home at the company’s inception has grown into a veritable empire.
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Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Gilbert largely glosses over the fact that the 2010s unleashed a veritable onslaught of female talent on the cultural world.
—Laura Mills, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Paul Fields and Ralph Casper, local cabinetmakers, bought the veritable ghost town in 1970.
—Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Lineup highlights: Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn, Alice in Chains
Featuring more than 100 bands, Sonic Temple is a veritable who’s who of heavy acts, all congregating at Historic Crew Stadium, the home of Columbus’s Major League Soccer team.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Gilbert largely glosses over the fact that the 2010s unleashed a veritable onslaught of female talent on the cultural world.
—Laura Mills, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Paul Fields and Ralph Casper, local cabinetmakers, bought the veritable ghost town in 1970.
—Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Lineup highlights: Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn, Alice in Chains
Featuring more than 100 bands, Sonic Temple is a veritable who’s who of heavy acts, all congregating at Historic Crew Stadium, the home of Columbus’s Major League Soccer team.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veritable
Adjective
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Bold handwoven brocade motifs and real silver brocade detailing added charm to her saree.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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All of his links to the real world are frayed or contrived.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Listen actively to the client's concerns, demonstrating genuine empathy for their position.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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That genuine moment became a symbol of love, sacrifice and something deeper — breaking generational cycles.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Samuel opted for a classic black suit with a black button-down shirt and black dress shoes.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The 1948 Ferrari Spyder Corsa had competed in the classic Mille Miglia and Targa Florio road races in period, and had remained in the same family since new until being sold at the auction, which was part of the Concorso d’Eleganza at Hotel Villa d’Este.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Even more notable was the string of copycat series Survivor sparked, which caused an utter explosion for the genre as other networks raced to find its very own success story.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 May 2025
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His mission was to keep the vibes high in the face of utter hopelessness.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Without these morals set and input by human engineers the AI would act with unmitigated biases.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The first half was an unmitigated disaster for Mazzulla’s club.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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At more than 400 total feet in height, Starship towers over SpaceX's famous Falcon 9 rocket – one of the world's most active – which stands at nearly 230 feet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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This is more than 25% of its total enrollment, according to 2024-2025 data from Harvard.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The Shark vacuum has received hundreds of perfect ratings from reviewers who praise it for its lightweight, easy-to-use design and strong suction.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Specifically, the best manu jumpers form a perfect 45-degree V with their bodies in the air.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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There’s a definite purity-politics flavor to any suggestion that people should take a moral stand and leave a social network, but also a pretty airtight case to be made for boycotting it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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In unaided awareness, total awareness, definite interest, Final Reckoning is ahead of 2023’s Dead Reckoning which did $54.6M over three days in what was a $78.4M five-day total.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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“Veritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veritable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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