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
Yet some corners of the fandom were also set against her from the beginning, given that a young actress of Colombian and Polish descent was cast as the traditionally white fairy tale character.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Her natural fairy tale princess energy elevates a fairly ordinary modernized retelling into something more.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
So far, the fairy tale adaptation has amassed $81.9 million domestically and $181 million globally to stand as the lowest-grossing (by far) of Disney’s live-action remakes.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025
My grass was a bright shade of fairy tale green, the trees were budding and my tulips had bloomed.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Her natural fairy tale princess energy elevates a fairly ordinary modernized retelling into something more.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
So far, the fairy tale adaptation has amassed $81.9 million domestically and $181 million globally to stand as the lowest-grossing (by far) of Disney’s live-action remakes.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025
My grass was a bright shade of fairy tale green, the trees were budding and my tulips had bloomed.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
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Beneath the veneer of misanthropy and the din of controversy her perspective has often incited lies a more generous sensibility that was always present but is only now coming to the fore.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Like Bondi, Dhillon has pushed Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But the most sobering cautionary tale comes from 1894, when a lighthouse keeper’s pet cat named Tibbles was introduced to Stephens Island in New Zealand.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Despite the fallout, Owens remains firm in her belief that Ye’s story has been misrepresented and his mental health unfairly weaponized.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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For visitors, understanding this context in advance helps make sense of the powerful stories found in its streets and public spaces.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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