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
Luckily, there’s genre fiction, which not only holds endless opportunities for entertainment but a perfect distraction during times of disarray.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
And just like that… Carrie Bradshaw is back — this time, as an aspiring fiction writer and pen pal to Aidan.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
The parallels between real life and fiction were haunting.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
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—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
And just like that… Carrie Bradshaw is back — this time, as an aspiring fiction writer and pen pal to Aidan.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
The parallels between real life and fiction were haunting.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
To receive The New Yorker’s prize-winning journalism, photography, and short films, along with podcasts, cartoons, fiction, and more, sign up for our daily newsletter.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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The Film Says A Lot Without Saying Much This is a fantasy adventure film that involves mythical creatures.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary’s dual role was to carry on his legacy on the outside and reconcile his fantasies with reality on the inside.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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But the most sobering cautionary tale comes from 1894, when a lighthouse keeper’s pet cat named Tibbles was introduced to Stephens Island in New Zealand.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Top stories About the writer Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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In this story: hair, Virginie Moreira; makeup, Ammy Drammeh; grooming, Yuko Fredriksson; braiding, Lorraine Dublin, Angela Torio Rivera; manicurist, Adam Slee; tailor, Judith Grant.—
Malick Bodian,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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An Emily Henry novel reads like a classic rom-com in the making.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Her second book, 'Wolfie,' a children’s novel, was published in November 2022.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Once a political unknown, Santos gained national notoriety for his fabrications and legal troubles.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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From the bottom to the top, the AI business stack includes companies starting from chip design and fabrication/foundry to data centers, hyperscalers and product companies, each built on top of the other for its survival.—
Sajal Singh,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Tortoise And The Hare Anyone familiar with the famous Aesop fable knows that the tortoise uses smarts and diligence to beat the hare.—
Gerry Spitzer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Based on the fable of Pegasus, the seven-part work is told through dance, music, puppetry and cinema.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Besides being an agency invention ungrounded in the statute, disparate impact liability stands antidiscrimination law on its head.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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Writ large, marching bands in America are a nineteenth-century invention, and a handful of contributing factors led to their success as an American institution.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Making matters worse is the fact that her traumas manifest in the shape of her deceased best friend Zoe (Morales) who often shows up as a figment of her imagination.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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And with great fondness for Firth, who turns up as a wistful figment in a handful of scenes, this tragedy is the best thing that could have happened to the franchise.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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