as in fantasy
something that is the product of the imagination
most stories about famous outlaws of the Old West are fictions that have little or nothing to do with fact
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Recent Examples of fiction
Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig) Documentaries out of the NEXT section typically blur the line between fiction and nonfiction, and with a boundary-pushing, stylized aesthetic.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
This fiction was useful, and American hegemony, in particular, helped provide public goods, open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
She's been open about how that relationship influenced her fiction, as well.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The genres range from historical fiction to poetry to children’s books.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
This fiction was useful, and American hegemony, in particular, helped provide public goods, open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
She's been open about how that relationship influenced her fiction, as well.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The genres range from historical fiction to poetry to children’s books.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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The 49ers have struggled with injuries in recent seasons, with fantasy football website Rotowire ranking them fourth worst in the league in injuries in both 2025 and 2024.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Not only that, but these three players will be very affordable in your dynasty fantasy football league.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The podcast is a fascinating artifact, the tale of a woman still untangling her role as both victim and victimizer.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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What unfolds is not just a thriller about biotechnology run amok, but a cautionary tale about a culture where the line between health and the pursuit of a narrow beauty ideal is troublingly blurry.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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This two-story house provides a generous living space with its five bedrooms and four baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Durden’s journey with the Patriots starts, like most great stories, at the very bottom.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Hulu has landed the rights to the novel to adapt into an hour-long drama series.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That’s when Saunders offered the first public reading of his new novel, Vigil.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The board’s decision cited a piece from The New York Times that reported the fabrication rate of some new AI systems was as high as 79%.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Zand said chants supporting Pahlavi during recent protests reflect genuine sentiment, not fabrication, though such claims are difficult to independently verify amid internet shutdowns and state censorship.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The film presents a fable in which a cop and a machine find their way through the maze of this mystery, essentially arguing that law enforcement should have access to this kind of surveillance.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Or throw it back with some age-old fables or fairy tales.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Jan. 2026
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On a heavier level, Netflix’s bet on 1989 British trilogy House of Cards stoked its re-invention as a creative force.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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Mural artists in Philadelphia are using their talents to create beautiful works to commemorate historic places and inventions that were created in the city.—
Natasha Brown,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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On the live stream, Nacua questioned whether head injuries are real or just figments of the imagination.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Soon, though, her world is turned upside down by an unsettling and persistent stalker — or just a figment of her own fracturing psyche.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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