bedtime stories

noun

plural of bedtime story
as in short stories

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  1. short stories
  2. yarns
  3. fairy tales
  4. narratives
  5. records
Noun
  • According to EduTopia, putting images and short stories or quotes around the classroom can inspire students and give them a greater sense of belonging.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty Published in 1980, this collection brings together Mississippi writer Eudora Welty’s celebrated short stories, all teeming with her sensitive eye for details and landscapes.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of short stories
Noun
  • OneWeave suspends thousands of yarns around a central core and weaves them into seamless forms, combining fabric formation with portions of garment assembly.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Colored yarns create a salt-and-pepper effect that gives this piece textural depth.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of yarns
Noun
  • Created by Professor Antonio Faeti, an author and educator, the museum features exhibits on the role of shoes in fairy tales, travelers in search of discoveries, children who risk getting lost in the forest and more.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The paranoid despot is a familiar trope, in fairy tales and in fact.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fairy tales
Noun
  • Against expectation, the film eschews neat narratives about survival and heroism.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Did that interest in the collision of narratives precede Secondary?
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of narratives
Noun
  • Getty Images Scott Stornetta and Stuart Haber are two renowned founding fathers of Blockchain technology who devised the method of cryptographically linking records into a tamper-evident chain.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • By contrast, the number of Republicans voting in person skyrocketed this year, from nearly 300,000 in 2018 to almost 450,000, state records show.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of records
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“Bedtime stories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20stories. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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