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veritable

[ver-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈvɛr ɪ tə bəl /


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The senior running back and veritable rock star shredded the San Diego State defense with three touchdown runs of 8, 7 and 36 yards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Lucky Strike is bringing about “the veritable destruction of the decades-old pastime” in its efforts to become the “‘Starbucks’ of bowling,” they allege in the complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Melt all of that together and you get a veritable News of the Weird headline factory of criminality and oddity that makes the place so very . . . content rich.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

It's been 24 years since they last won this tournament, a veritable eternity for them.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

"When the train reached the summit of the mountain, he was no longer with us. And as the train dropped down the grade he had departed. "It had become a veritable train of sorrow.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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