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
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.
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Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
After decades of Disney fairy tales dominating animation, the world was ready for a satirical take that flipped that formula on its head.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The album's original title, Enchanted, was changed by her label's president after believing the song's themes were less about fairy tales and more about real-life experiences — from romance to heartbreak.
—Nicole Sands, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Its world-famous Rhine River winds past elite vineyards and storybook villages that seem lifted from enchanted fairy tales.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
After decades of Disney fairy tales dominating animation, the world was ready for a satirical take that flipped that formula on its head.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The album's original title, Enchanted, was changed by her label's president after believing the song's themes were less about fairy tales and more about real-life experiences — from romance to heartbreak.
—Nicole Sands, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Its world-famous Rhine River winds past elite vineyards and storybook villages that seem lifted from enchanted fairy tales.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tales
Noun
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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It is entirely based on Hamas’s campaign of lies and the laundering of those lies by others.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their empires cracked, their shadows receded, and their names faded into cautionary tales.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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While some among Democrats cast him as the party’s national leader and a natural choice for their 2028 nominee, conservative critics point to his past controversies, including other pay-for-play stories.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fairy tales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tales. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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