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
While the Ferrari-Hamilton union started like a fairy tale, his time at the Italian team has been anything but a smooth ride during the season.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The Princess Bride by William Goldman (1973) $11 The 1987 movie is universally beloved, but the funny and often brutal fairy tale is just a part of the original novel, a complex work of metafiction.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Others bring friends - or their kids (there’s even a kids programme including fairy tale readings).
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Meyer’s books put a sci-fi spin on classic fairy tale characters amid growing conflict between Earth and its former colony Luna.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The Princess Bride by William Goldman (1973) $11 The 1987 movie is universally beloved, but the funny and often brutal fairy tale is just a part of the original novel, a complex work of metafiction.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Others bring friends - or their kids (there’s even a kids programme including fairy tale readings).
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Meyer’s books put a sci-fi spin on classic fairy tale characters amid growing conflict between Earth and its former colony Luna.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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Basing a political movement on lies and conspiracy theories is inevitably going to come back to haunt you.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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The misinformation, and sometimes blatant lies, being spread around the country could result in someone stepping into a federal operation and suddenly finding themselves face-to-face with a killer who has nothing to lose.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The Coldplay public humiliation is a cautionary tale of atrophied American privacy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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That tale is just one of many in the story that don’t show Joel in an especially flattering light.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Little Dream's cake also featured some butterfly detailing, as seen on Khloé's story.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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His story hit just as Pastel QAnon — a softer, Instagram-friendly offshoot of the movement — was flourishing.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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