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Recent Examples of bedtime story
In Brady’s eyes, bedtime stories and homework help are meaningful, but so is modeling commitment, resilience, and work ethic.
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
Never letting work get in the way of family time, the superstar is pictured reading her babies a bedtime story.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 24 July 2025
The Echo Dot Kids adds some fun with music and bedtime stories on command.
—PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
Our store started as a bedtime story one night when my son was a toddler who couldn't sleep.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
Never letting work get in the way of family time, the superstar is pictured reading her babies a bedtime story.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 24 July 2025
The Echo Dot Kids adds some fun with music and bedtime stories on command.
—PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
Our store started as a bedtime story one night when my son was a toddler who couldn't sleep.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
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In 2011, researchers at UC San Diego conducted a study where participants were given short stories to read.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Based on a short story by Annie Proulx, the film debuted to beaucoup critical acclaim and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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The winner of the special mention award, Italian Iranian artisan Aghili creates sculptures and installations inspired by Persian culture and oneiric gardens using deadstock yarns.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The arbitrary nature of torture places the text in the long genealogy of the captivity narrative; if there is a degree of the adventure yarn in the tale, than there is also something of an Arthur Koestler or an Alexander Solzhenitsyn as well.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The case, which initially appeared to be the tragic end to a stalking situation, revealed how Daniel thoroughly created a false narrative using burner phones and carefully planned digital deception, all while playing the role of a concerned husband.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement As tech leaders deploy strategies and narratives that echo those of colonialism (read Karen Hao for more), the Congo is once again in the crosshairs, with miners harvesting the cobalt that powers smartphones, computers and electric vehicles in slave-like conditions.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once holding the best record in baseball at 45-24, New York finished the season 83-79 and lost the tiebreaker with the Cincinnati Reds for the final wild-card spot in the National League.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Total Chinese household savings currently stand at more than 160 trillion yuan ($22 trillion), a record high, according to HSBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trump does have a long history of suing media companies, including a handful of successful lawsuits filed on the 2024 campaign trail and since entering office in January.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The preview feature, available now for Pro subscribers on mobile, marks OpenAI's latest attempt to make ChatGPT proactive rather than reactive, with the AI model conducting overnight research to deliver morning updates based on user history and connected apps.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fairy tale has fans (Julia Phillips’ Bear).—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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And maybe that's someone's fairy tale come true.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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