science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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Stepping into the Hayes Theater, the science fiction of it all may come as a surprise.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Investors and technologists on the other side dismiss some of these concerns as science fiction, and argue that the private sector is currently doing a good job balancing safety and the tech race with China.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Producer Miles Dale, who has collaborated with del Toro many times previously, stressed the film’s faithfulness to Mary Shelley’s original 1818 classic, which many call the very first science fiction story, compared to the 1931 James Whale version.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
For decades, this idea lived at the edge of science fiction.
—Monika Piotrowska, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Investors and technologists on the other side dismiss some of these concerns as science fiction, and argue that the private sector is currently doing a good job balancing safety and the tech race with China.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Producer Miles Dale, who has collaborated with del Toro many times previously, stressed the film’s faithfulness to Mary Shelley’s original 1818 classic, which many call the very first science fiction story, compared to the 1931 James Whale version.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
For decades, this idea lived at the edge of science fiction.
—Monika Piotrowska, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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