as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?
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Recent Examples of fairy tale
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Channing Tatum was almost the star of a Guillermo del Toro fairy tale.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
All this plays out against the Borg’s family home in Oslo, an old-world cottage that looks sprung from a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, but holding generations of memories and trauma, embedded in its walls.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Channing Tatum was almost the star of a Guillermo del Toro fairy tale.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
All this plays out against the Borg’s family home in Oslo, an old-world cottage that looks sprung from a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, but holding generations of memories and trauma, embedded in its walls.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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One day, tired of the lies, Shane purchased a metal detector.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shot in location across Scotland, Grow is billed as an exuberant tale full of giant pumpkins, madcap characters and a little girl who just might be a pumpkin-growing savant.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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As in all magical realism tales, these house spirits are an unquestioned part of the family’s reality, so Nora puts these handy men to work fixing up their home, if not their lives.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this book, Harris exposed her vulnerability by sharing stories about how the campaign affected her family, the emotions behind certifying her election results, and recounting her internal thoughts throughout the campaign.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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Musk and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment on this story.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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