as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?
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This is wild and sad, a fairy tale of manifest destiny that evokes in almost equal parts Cormac McCarthy and Charles Portis, in addition to the aforementioned Hoban and Milch.
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Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2024
There’s nothing quite like Rob Reiner’s fairy tale adventure.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2024
Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Burnett and Foster about the power of fairy tales – from the theatrical kind to real life.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2024
But like all good fairy tales, there is always a complicating factor in the wings.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 26 July 2024
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Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2024
There’s nothing quite like Rob Reiner’s fairy tale adventure.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2024
Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Burnett and Foster about the power of fairy tales – from the theatrical kind to real life.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2024
But like all good fairy tales, there is always a complicating factor in the wings.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 26 July 2024
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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