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
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A considerable portion of the Culture Club story was the romance between George and Moss, which started out almost like a fairy tale and then became volatile as the group became famous.
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David Chiu, People.com, 12 June 2025
The film weaves a dark fairy tale about a girl whose tears transform into pearls, exploring themes of grief, greed and transformation.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 June 2025
Their peak season runs from late summer to early fall, and there are several common eggplant varieties like big globe eggplants, long and skinny Japanese eggplants, and fairy tale eggplants, which have beautiful striped skin.
—Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2025
Heavy underdog Lois Boisson continued her fairy tale run at the French Open tennis tournament by beating No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 12 June 2025
The film weaves a dark fairy tale about a girl whose tears transform into pearls, exploring themes of grief, greed and transformation.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 June 2025
Their peak season runs from late summer to early fall, and there are several common eggplant varieties like big globe eggplants, long and skinny Japanese eggplants, and fairy tale eggplants, which have beautiful striped skin.
—Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2025
Heavy underdog Lois Boisson continued her fairy tale run at the French Open tennis tournament by beating No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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Of course, as with everything involved in this sextortion scam, that’s a lie.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Newsom is seeking $787 million — the same amount that Fox News paid to settle a defamation suit with Dominion Voting Systems, a company that claimed the network repeatedly aired false allegations about its voting machines to boost Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was rigged.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Where Bailey lands is probably going to tell the tale of his career.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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The page lists half a dozen directorial projects Ford is attached to, including ferry disaster tragedy Wahine out of New Zealand, fantasy tale The King of Light – The Order of the Dark Gods, and comedy Food Fight.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
Noun
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In the box office smash, the talented singer and actress portrays Elphaba, the green witch from the famed Wizard of Oz story.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Pic is based on the real-life story of Politkovskaya’s pioneering crusade for an independent voice in Russia in the late 1990s and early 2000s.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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