information

noun

ˌin-fər-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce information (audio)
Definition of informationnext
1
as in data
a collection of factual knowledge about something the network correspondent spent the entire day gathering information for her report on the brewing scandal

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as in news
a report of recent events or facts not previously known what's the latest information about the wildfires out in the West?

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Recent Examples of information But creating a government database of gun owners also could put people at risk, if the information is hacked and leaked, Leary said. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 When an email involves your Social Security information, go directly to the government website and check for yourself. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call Detective Dixon at 817-459-5579 or Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026 Your information could be the key to holding those responsible accountable. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for information
Recent Examples of Synonyms for information
  1. facts
  2. info
  3. story
Noun
  • Get the facts, loop in legal, draft a statement, route it through five layers of approval and release it by end of day.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Those facts do not mean that criminal penalties alone caused Colorado’s worsening trend.
    — Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of facts
Noun
  • See the festival website for ticket info and full descriptions.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But without all of this info and access, the AI agents aren’t very useful.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • The Same Curve, Every Time Skeptics have been telling this story for a hundred years.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But all that warm, crowd-pleasing material is incongruously, fascinatingly, and not so comfortably fitted inside a story about great loss.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of story

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“Information.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/information. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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