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
Allow the powerful documentaries and works of fiction in this program to ignite your emotions and expand your imagination.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
By creating a legal fiction where commercial performance is entirely separate from social performance, traditional contracts undermine effective risk-management, which affects legal compliance.
—Sarah Dadush, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026
Collier Schorr Novelist and Art in America contributor Lucy Ives won in the fiction category.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The selection, showcasing nine independent productions, will open with French fiction Under A Bad Star (Mauvaise Étoile), previously announced as Born Under A Bad Star.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
By creating a legal fiction where commercial performance is entirely separate from social performance, traditional contracts undermine effective risk-management, which affects legal compliance.
—Sarah Dadush, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026
Collier Schorr Novelist and Art in America contributor Lucy Ives won in the fiction category.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The selection, showcasing nine independent productions, will open with French fiction Under A Bad Star (Mauvaise Étoile), previously announced as Born Under A Bad Star.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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Wellington, New Zealand — Sleep on a long-haul flight in economy class has always been a fantasy for many travelers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sleep on a long-haul flight in economy class has always been a fantasy for many travelers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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So does the tale of the tape, which clearly favors New York in its first-round matchup against a pesky Hawks team hoping to pull off an upset.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dimon delivered a familiar tale that somehow manages to instill calm and panic at the same time.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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That means the street-facing facades cannot be changed although some features, like the second- and third-story windows bricked over by Owen Beidelman, could be restored.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Until then, Jude had never read Bram Stoker’s novel, which was suppressed during the Communist era, its supernatural themes being out of alignment with Romania’s view of itself as a modern industrial nation.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Cameras have rolled on Legacy of Spies, a big-budget adaptation based on 1963’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and the 2017 novel A Legacy of Spies, which itself is a prequel and sequel to The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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However, as transistor dimensions approach atomic scales, quantum effects, heat dissipation, and fabrication constraints are making further miniaturization increasingly difficult.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Intel makes the latest Xeon processor on its most advanced 18A technology at its Arizona chip fabrication plant that opened last year.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, April 10, when those winged sprites took to the War Memorial Opera House stage for a seven-performance run, the whole tartan-and-gossamer fable felt more alive than ever.—
Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Conducted by Daniela Candillari and directed by Patricia Racette this Appalachian fable will star Gabriella Reyes as Susannah.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some adolescents may need therapy or other inventions from mental health professionals, says Skeer.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2026
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His invention was modestly successful, acquired by Monsanto but ultimately rejected by the public for its subpar taste.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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That description is essentially true; as a puppet designer and puppeteer, his job entails figuring out how to materialize figments of the imagination.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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According to Jean-Jacques L’Henaff, vice president of design at American Standard, the shift away from bathtubs is not a figment of our imagination.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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