as in story
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
told us once again that anecdote about the dog and the bike
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Recent Examples of anecdote
Following the announcement of Lilly’s acquisition, Roberts shared these anecdotes along with the original investment memo and slide deck once used to get Kelonia — then called Elcano Therapeutics — off the ground.
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Allison Deangelis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
In another anecdote, Parker spoke about Pearlman offering to massage him in a hotel room.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Lahm explains Neuer’s ascent (and World Cup ball nerds will love the Jabulani anecdote).
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Each item functioned as both artifact and anecdote, offering insight into a man whose passions extended far beyond music.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
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Allison Deangelis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
In another anecdote, Parker spoke about Pearlman offering to massage him in a hotel room.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Lahm explains Neuer’s ascent (and World Cup ball nerds will love the Jabulani anecdote).
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Each item functioned as both artifact and anecdote, offering insight into a man whose passions extended far beyond music.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdote
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete with sand traps and its own hospital.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The most obvious answer was that the story, on a deeper level, needed to be timeless, a tale of a desperate person facing moral dilemmas of increasing extremity while trying to hold fast to their values.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The children participated in Disney+'s 2025 documentary Lost in the Jungle, which recounted their tale of survival, per The New York Times.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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