as in fantasy
something that is the product of the imagination
most stories about famous outlaws of the Old West are fictions that have little or nothing to do with fact
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Recent Examples of fiction
In 1987 crime fiction author James Ellroy published The Black Dahlia, a fictionalization of Short’s murder that focused on two police officers obsessed with solving the case.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
This interview was featured in the Books & Fiction newsletter, which delivers the stories behind the stories, along with our latest fiction.
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Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
To judge a work of fiction as a finite, single purpose structure would be the one and only grievous error.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Check out their picks for fiction and nonfiction.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fiction
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
This interview was featured in the Books & Fiction newsletter, which delivers the stories behind the stories, along with our latest fiction.
—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
To judge a work of fiction as a finite, single purpose structure would be the one and only grievous error.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Check out their picks for fiction and nonfiction.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fiction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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Disney+ has handed a pilot order to Aquamarine, based on the 2006 teen fantasy romantic comedy starring Emma Roberts.
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Two years ago, Brown appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show to discuss doing her own stunts on the fantasy-action film Damsel.
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In the hands of Gillespie — whose specialty is edgy female-empowerment tales like the Oscar-winning I, Tonya and Cruella as well as the Emmy-winning Hulu series Pam & Tommy — how could the new Supergirl go wrong?
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The final score doesn't tell the tale of this game.
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The Sacramento Bee published several notable stories Friday covering local government, public health and state worker policy.
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Over the course of the 2030s, the idea of telepathy will go from novel and futuristic to ubiquitous and mundane.
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The screenplay was adapted by Marguerite Roberts and Portis wrote the final scene to give the film a more positive ending than that of the novel, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
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But now, under the Bivens Act, the protester can sue the federal agent for false arrest, malicious prosecution, evidence fabrication, and excessive force.
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Mastery of aviation’s uncompromising structural codes and fabrication standards is an asset for any studio.
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But the turtle/cat comment just sounds like a summary of Aesop’s absolute worst fable.
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Shortly after his election loss, Cornyn posted on social media a fable about a frog and a scorpion.
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The World's Fair, as it's also known, introduced millions of people to inventions, architecture and ideas that still influence our lives today.
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Basically, Larry went through world history, dumping on every great invention.
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That wasn’t a figment of the imagination.
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Fear is a figment of your imagination.
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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