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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Recent Examples of fairy tale
Ray might as well be a character out of a dark fairy tale.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2025
The fairy tale has fans (Julia Phillips’ Bear).
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
And maybe that's someone's fairy tale come true.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The castle is straight out of a fairy tale, complete with a moat and towers and courtyards, and period furniture and artwork.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2025
The fairy tale has fans (Julia Phillips’ Bear).
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
And maybe that's someone's fairy tale come true.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The castle is straight out of a fairy tale, complete with a moat and towers and courtyards, and period furniture and artwork.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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Although the city demolished the long-vacant behemoth from its modest skyline about nine months ago, its remains lie entombed where the building once stood, and temporarily block the beginning of a new chapter of Marysville history.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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When compared to other Mercury transits, this is the one that exposes lies, fuels investigative journalism and makes gossip feel more like a confession.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Instead, spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will forever tell tales of his audacious 60 off just 65 balls.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Wyler’s Oscar-winning film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) – a timely tale of the weight of coming home from World War II – was named as subversive by HUAC.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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The series’ first season, chronicling the crimes of Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, prompted a conversation about the exploitation of Black and disabled people’s stories for entertainment, while the season following the Menendez Brothers led to a real-world reconsidering of their guilt.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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