the truth
noun
: the real facts about something : the things that are true
Are you telling (me) the truth?
At some point you have to face the simple/hard/honest/plain/naked truth that we failed.
Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
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That’s far from the truth, and the case of Martell-LeBron exemplifies what’s wrong with that thinking.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Cognitive dissonance, motivated reasoning, and the pressure to conform are powerful psychological forces that can prevent people from accepting the truth.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Now our legislators are trying to squash the free press from speaking the truth.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Fame and success are complex things to navigate, and as this character continues his rise, all those screws of intensity and drama tighten as the truth comes closer and closer to this character and a truth that threatens to unravel everything.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Cognitive dissonance, motivated reasoning, and the pressure to conform are powerful psychological forces that can prevent people from accepting the truth.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Now our legislators are trying to squash the free press from speaking the truth.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Fame and success are complex things to navigate, and as this character continues his rise, all those screws of intensity and drama tighten as the truth comes closer and closer to this character and a truth that threatens to unravel everything.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the truth
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“The truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20truth. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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