BEDTIME STORIES Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

bedtime stories

noun

plural of bedtime story

as in short stories

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Noun

In many classic short stories, the real action occurs in the silences.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
And Salinger has written short stories about his best friends with love, brilliance and 20-20 vision.

— Book Marks, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of short stories

Noun

The company also developed bio-sensing yarns under its miCoach ecosystem.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
The farms are in close proximity to one of the two remaining spinning mills in Greece, Nafpaktos Cotton, and produce some of the few natural-fiber yarns that have never left Europe.

— Lucianne Tonti, Vogue, 16 July 2026

Definition of yarns

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Along the narrow hallway, bookshelves burst with first editions of John Updike, battered Stephen Kings, graphic novels, dime-store paperbacks, board games, books about mythology, children’s fairy tales, and Warhammer rule sets.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
When the Italian artist Gaia Alari was a little girl, her father, Gabriele, used to read her fairy tales in the evening.

— Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Definition of fairy tales

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This perspective suggests that structural partisan advantage and voter registration patterns were decisive factors, countering narratives that place determinative weight on late-campaign tactical gambits.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Mike Marinella, an NRCC spokesperson, pushed back on Democratic midterm narratives.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Definition of narratives

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But more than a year of his time (worth $420,000 per his contract) is unaccounted for in the public records the city has released, Thad and Riley found.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
According to the Department of Education’s own records, of 385,000 purchases made with voucher dollars, 84,000 violated the rules governing what is allowed.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of records

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