Thesaurus results for FACT-CHECKING

fact-checking

verb

present participle of fact-check

as in editing

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With cinematography by Simon Sarketzis and editing by Emilios Avraam, Apart is being sold by Reinvent Yellow Sales.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
In addition to editing, Chan designed 10 collections for the Glamour x Lane Bryant collaboration.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of editing

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When revising a financial analysis, walk employees through the trade-offs that influenced your conclusion.

— Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Morgan Stanley has been revising its earnings estimates higher for companies including ExxonMobil (XOM), Valero (VLO), Phillips 66 (PSX) and PBF (PBF).

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of revising

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During the next legislative session, lawmakers will consider reworking Missouri’s school funding formula, which determines how much state aid public schools receive.

— Jack Harvel October 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2020, Nike marked the Air Max 90’s 30th anniversary by restoring the model’s original Air Max 3 name and reworking its construction from the ground up.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of reworking

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Clementine, the oldest daughter, takes control to help break out the other children, and Mary, in telling her story publicly, has agency in rectifying the familial curse.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Instead, the council majority voted to ban the use of firearms in the city, rectifying an apparent oversight in 2011 that removed the prohibition on shooting firearms from a list of weapons that were banned.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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Much of that work involves collecting, annotating, and validating the data used to train machines to operate in the physical world.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Its specialized hardware-level matte finish diffuses ambient reflections and drastically filters blue light, delivering a true paper-like texture for reading e-books and annotating documents without visual fatigue.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of annotating

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Tesla has also shown a thruster pressure gauge reading 5,500 PSI, alongside a boost-readiness indicator.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
A lot of Asian American people have this experience of reading in lit courses about predominantly white authors and characters and suddenly there’s Lee, who is remarkably legible as someone inside of his social milieu yet almost a unicorn.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reading

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The summary also said the safety manager responsible for walking around the warehouse daily and correcting issues failed to notice the unguarded part of the shear machine.

— Myla S. Roundy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Coach Karl Smesko said the Dream focused on correcting defensive breakdowns, rebounding and improving their offense after reviewing film.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of correcting

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Southwest is revamping elite status, and status benefits will include Companion Pass privileges.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Now, ahead of its 30th anniversary in 2027, the label — which has Y2K roots and retro cred working in its favor — is revamping product and marketing to become more competitive with the critical Gen Z consumer.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of revamping

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