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
Based on the stage musical by Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods is a modern twist on classic fairy tales.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Will there be future fairy tales about birds whose feathers glow in the dark nesting in the ruins of primitive power plants of past ages?
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The story, in its heart, is now one of the great fairy tales of Western culture.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
In this way fairy tales and fantasy literature fit children for survival.
—JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 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
Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Will there be future fairy tales about birds whose feathers glow in the dark nesting in the ruins of primitive power plants of past ages?
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The story, in its heart, is now one of the great fairy tales of Western culture.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
In this way fairy tales and fantasy literature fit children for survival.
—JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 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
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In June 2025, Peacock revealed the latest slate of celebrities set to battle it out in a high-stakes game of lies, alliances and betrayal inside a castle in the Scottish Highlands — all for a chance to win up to $250,000.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The characters are lying, to themselves and to each other, but the role of the audience in believing or not believing their lies is totally irrelevant.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Immigration tales tend to adopt a hybrid form—part elegy for life in the home country, part hymn to the promise of the new.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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The rest will fade into irrelevance — remembered not for their art or innovation, but as cautionary tales of what happens when inclusion becomes optional.—
Kimberly S. Reed,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Below, Dyens and Miailhe speak to Deadline about the importance of unearthing human stories amid the tragedy of the World War II era.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fairy tales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tales. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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