adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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The writers spent a year talking to workers and visiting the factory to make sure their production was as authentic as possible.
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To make the Yavapai wickiup as authentic as possible, a group of elders from Clarkdale helped draw up the design.
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The service validates the tokens as authentic and sends the reports to the consumer.
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If the two match, the message is accepted as authentic .
more
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And the creamy yellow hue is actually more authentic than the black and white houses around it.
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Mary Leapor attempts to see beyond artificial appearance to what she believes is a more authentic femininity.
most
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That is the most authentic memory that many of us have of Richard Holt.
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McEntire may be the most authentic Annie yet.
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Mr Brown was Britain's most authentic jazz clarinetist.
■ NOUN
voice
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The search for the authentic voices of women and girls involved in crime is difficult.
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Somehow the real Neil, an authentic voice , emerges from all those nerve cells.
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I look upon him as the authentic voice of the Labour party, and I want him to be heard.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a friendly restaurant offering authentic Greek food
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an authentic account of the incident
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an authentic Italian recipe for cannelloni
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an authentic plaster statue by Michelangelo
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an authentic Texas Rangers uniform
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DiMaggio was an authentic folk hero.
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The dancers wore authentic Native American designs.
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They play music on authentic medieval instruments.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It's a combination of authentic Cantonese tastes and textures.
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Korg seem to have done the impossible and produced a totally digital processor with some absolutely authentic guitar sounds.
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Like the ring of the bell there is an authentic note which differentiates these sentiments from emotionalism or sentimentality.
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None of the New College group are chain-smoking or drinking coffee, but there is still an authentic atmosphere.
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That collection by itself was more important than all the authentic Modigliani drawings published during my father's life-time.
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The builders are not using any nails in the construction, in an effort to build an authentic cultural centre.
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Today, children can give their own authentic period tea parties, too.
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What surprised and perplexed me was how authentic , and therefore how riveting, it turned out to be.