as in fantasy
something that is the product of the imagination
most stories about famous outlaws of the Old West are fictions that have little or nothing to do with fact
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Recent Examples of fiction
Encouraged by the Czech Film Fund’s support of the documentary, Tasovská is now in development on a fiction film about T-Club.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The Best Books of 2025 Discover the year’s essential reads in fiction and nonfiction.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
While romance is far and away fiction’s most popular genre, many bookstores still don’t show it much love.
—Steve Pipe, Mercury News, 28 Dec. 2025
This historical fiction middle grade novel is based on real historical events from the 17th through 19th century.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
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Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The Best Books of 2025 Discover the year’s essential reads in fiction and nonfiction.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
While romance is far and away fiction’s most popular genre, many bookstores still don’t show it much love.
—Steve Pipe, Mercury News, 28 Dec. 2025
This historical fiction middle grade novel is based on real historical events from the 17th through 19th century.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
Noun
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And, once again, fantasies of surgical strikes are yielding to messy realities.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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As that tension escalates, battles — between good and evil, fantasy and reality, collapse and triumph — ensue.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Some readers might expect an indictment of fan fiction and celebrity culture; Yi swerves, though, and creates a more searching and subversive tale of love, connection, and art.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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In pitting his offspring against each other in a battle for the family empire Rupert Murdoch became part of a tale as old as time… A tale well told in Gabe Sherman’s Bonfire of the Murdochs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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This single-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and two baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Night Manager season 2 takes the action beyond the pages of le Carré's novel.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Henry also boarded the adaptation of her novel Happy Place, published a year before Funny Story in April 2023.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Hazmat teams are monitoring the air quality in Roselle Park, New Jersey, on Friday after a massive fire at a plastic fabrication warehouse sent chemicals into the air.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
2 Jan. 2026
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My hope is that political discourse in 2026 focuses on solutions, not accusations and fabrications.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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According to historical fables, yes.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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His movies — farces, fables, experiments — reside in surreal worlds of their own.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Visionary Award recognizes an individual who has uniquely and consistently employed the art and science of VFX to foster imagination and ignite future discoveries by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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The printing press, clocks, muskets — all these inventions changed humankind forever.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Soon, though, her world is turned upside down by an unsettling and persistent stalker — or just a figment of her own fracturing psyche.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Well, here’s something that won’t turn out to be a figment of your imagination: This is the year the curse of ‘Purple shirt guy’ is broken.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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