science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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Sorkin’s brand of idealism suddenly felt like science fiction — an elegy for a republic that mistook grift for governance.
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Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
Visitors will see works from beloved illustrators, mural paintings of the 20th and 21st centuries, comic art, children’s book illustrations, science fiction imagery and fantastical visuals rooted in 20th century culture.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
At the time, the idea seemed like science fiction.
—Rizwan Virk, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Doing so also gave him freedom to take on different roles - in samurai epics, realist dramas, crime thrillers, and even science fiction - and work with many different directors over the course of his career.
—NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
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Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
Visitors will see works from beloved illustrators, mural paintings of the 20th and 21st centuries, comic art, children’s book illustrations, science fiction imagery and fantastical visuals rooted in 20th century culture.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
At the time, the idea seemed like science fiction.
—Rizwan Virk, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Doing so also gave him freedom to take on different roles - in samurai epics, realist dramas, crime thrillers, and even science fiction - and work with many different directors over the course of his career.
—NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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