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
Archaeologists discovered the true identity of two shipwrecks in shallow waters off Cahuita National Park, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, that were long thought to be pirate ships.
— Perhaps a toadstool house isn’t just a fairy tale.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life. Credit...Philip Montgomery for The New York Times
By David Marchese
May 3, 2025
Seen in a soft light, Ocean Vuong’s life looks like a modern American fairy tale.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 3 May 2025
And when careful collaboration devolved into mere collusion, the concert narrative became a fairy tale.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The Detroit Tigers are off to a dream start after their fairy tale run to the American League playoffs last season.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life. Credit...Philip Montgomery for The New York Times
By David Marchese
May 3, 2025
Seen in a soft light, Ocean Vuong’s life looks like a modern American fairy tale.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 3 May 2025
And when careful collaboration devolved into mere collusion, the concert narrative became a fairy tale.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The Detroit Tigers are off to a dream start after their fairy tale run to the American League playoffs last season.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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The sentiment speaks to what Urban Jürgensen has long understood, that the value of a timepiece lies as much in emotion as in engineering.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Where does the boundary between lust, obsession, fandom, and devotion lie?—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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For all that this season marks a new epoch in the tale of booming UEFA prize money, cash will be far from the thoughts of Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday evening in Munich.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Now managed by the National Trust, the estate is open to the public, allowing visitors to step inside and experience firsthand the setting of one of literature’s most enduring love stories.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Suffering through bad relationships to finally find the ideal romantic partner is a universal story that’s understood by men and women of every age, and of every generation.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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