as in lies
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 tales
The story, in its heart, is now one of the great fairy tales of Western culture.
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Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
In this way fairy tales and fantasy literature fit children for survival.
—JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
Once, el Caserío Padre Rivera had been a place of fairy tales, promises of new beginnings and urban renewal.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Just that in fairy tales, people have relations with animals like rabbits, is all.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
This is a movie about storytelling that both undermines and embraces the whole idea of storytelling, winking at the hokiness of fairy tales while still believing in them — a satire of the Happily Ever After story and also a prime example of the genre.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
From Shakespearean comedies to Disney fairy tales, the sign of a life well lived is so often a woman standing by a man, vowing to obey and sealed with wedding bells.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
In this way fairy tales and fantasy literature fit children for survival.
—JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
Once, el Caserío Padre Rivera had been a place of fairy tales, promises of new beginnings and urban renewal.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Just that in fairy tales, people have relations with animals like rabbits, is all.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
This is a movie about storytelling that both undermines and embraces the whole idea of storytelling, winking at the hokiness of fairy tales while still believing in them — a satire of the Happily Ever After story and also a prime example of the genre.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
From Shakespearean comedies to Disney fairy tales, the sign of a life well lived is so often a woman standing by a man, vowing to obey and sealed with wedding bells.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tales
Noun
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And when investigators received a bizarre phone call about Cliff’s property being sold, a 10-year saga riddled with conspiracy, cons, and lies began.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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That’s where Israel’s future lies.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its interconnected tales, which evoke campfire stories and urban legends, wring morbid laughs and genuine scares in much the same fashion as Tales From the Crypt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Make a pit stop in SoHo at The Dominick where a vintage phone booth in the lobby awaits, outfitted with a Haunted Hotline that tells chilling tales inspired by NYC.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
14 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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