FACTOIDS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

factoids

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plural of factoid

as in superstitions

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His obsessive court rituals — including meticulously aligning his water bottles and executing his precise pre-point routines — were not merely superstitions, but coping mechanisms in a high-stress, solitary sport.

— Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
While black cats can get a bad rap due to old superstitions, these black cats overcame that to secure their spot in pop culture history.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of superstitions

Noun

Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of fallacies

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Why Technology Doesn't Automatically Build Trust One of the biggest misconceptions in healthcare innovation is that better technology naturally leads to greater adoption.

— John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
One of the biggest misconceptions surrounding AI in logistics is that adoption is primarily a technology challenge.

— George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of misconceptions

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Getty Images As wildfires sweep Europe and North America, falsehoods about their causes and the nature of climate change are spreading like, well, wildfire.

— David Vetter, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
In a June poll, KFF asked whether respondents believed in four vaccine falsehoods.

— Katrine Wallace, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of falsehoods

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Published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, 95 people—Millennial and Gen Z men and women, all of whom had a history of using Instagram for an average of eight years—underwent a virtual reality experience called body illusions.

— Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
But Zinn’s illusions in the war, challenged already by lefties in the ranks and by seeing his friends killed, were permanently put to rest due to the bombing of Royan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of illusions

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