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Recent Examples of bedtime story
Mommy has to read the bedtime story.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
The actor — who recently partnered with cat food brand SHEBA to promote 4AM Stories, an AI-bedtime story generator that turns cats into the stars of tales inspired by literary classics — joined the series in season 2 as a fellow student in Emily’s French class.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The bedtime story market is also getting more crowded.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
Reading a bedtime story to your child is a tradition that goes beyond bonding time.
—Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
The actor — who recently partnered with cat food brand SHEBA to promote 4AM Stories, an AI-bedtime story generator that turns cats into the stars of tales inspired by literary classics — joined the series in season 2 as a fellow student in Emily’s French class.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The bedtime story market is also getting more crowded.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
Reading a bedtime story to your child is a tradition that goes beyond bonding time.
—Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
Noun
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In 1944, Warren had published this story—that is, the story of Mastern’s life and Burden’s inability to write about it—as a short story in Partisan Review.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Schumacher’s other works include two short story collections, a satirical coloring book, and five novels for young readers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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There’s this wonderful sense of a yarn being spun, of a story maestro saying, here, follow me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The Diplomat, Slow Horses, and Paradise all feel like worthy nominees, but the fact that these three crowd-pleasing geopolitical conspiracy yarns have such overlap in their themes is going to keep any one of them from leaping ahead as a winner.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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Yet as CEOs search for ways to control their own narrative in an era of always-on social media and pressure from artificial intelligence, the once‑stodgy earnings call is morphing into a new kind of corporate performance designed to be watched, clipped, and shared.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Now that Princess Eugenie has announced her new pregnancy, there have been questions about how this new baby changes the narrative around the royal, particularly considering the scandal surrounding both her parents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 May 2026
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Minnesota court records show that Kazmierczak, who was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence and has had numerous traffic citations.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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While Raman portrayed herself as the focus of attacks from both opponents, Bass’ campaign rejected that framing as a distraction from her debate performance and City Council record.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas did not discuss Mott’s extensive criminal history at a news conference Tuesday morning but noted that investigators were reaching out to his family and those who knew him seeking additional information about his motivations.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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With Montreal’s big win, this is the first time in PWHL history that the higher seed has won a playoff series.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Their 1981 wedding appeared to be the start of a modern fairy tale, but there were cracks in the relationship from the beginning.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Maybe that’s why this new movie — in which billionaires, to paraphrase fellow Fox property Homer Simpson, are the cause of and solution to most of life’s problems — winds up feeling like even more of a fairy tale than the original.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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