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
The Best Books of 2025 Discover the year’s essential reads in fiction and nonfiction.
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Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
The award was announced at a ceremony in Park City, Utah Tuesday night where winners were revealed in multiple categories – fiction, nonfiction, international fiction, and animation (scroll for the full list of winners).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
That trade rules were enforced asymmetrically … this fiction was useful, and American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The film is based on the 2020 historical fiction novel of the same name by Maggie O'Farrell.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
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Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
The award was announced at a ceremony in Park City, Utah Tuesday night where winners were revealed in multiple categories – fiction, nonfiction, international fiction, and animation (scroll for the full list of winners).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
That trade rules were enforced asymmetrically … this fiction was useful, and American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The film is based on the 2020 historical fiction novel of the same name by Maggie O'Farrell.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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Alessandro Michele, at Valentino, was also thinking of how to collide reality and fantasy, staging his collection in nooks inspired by the kaiser panorama, an early 20th century precursor to cinema, in which viewers sat around a circle, staring into a contraption displaying slides.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Yeah, actor Rob Riggle caught grief in his fantasy football league.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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For a cautionary tale, look no further than Kraft Heinz, formed by a mega-merger in 2015.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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The series, the tale of a wealthy family forced to start from scratch in the middle-of-nowhere town of the title, amassed a cult following during the pandemic.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the famous spaceships, X-Wing and TIE Fighter also brought compelling stories set in the Star Wars universe, alongside technical advancements like fully 3D graphics in place of the bitmap sprites of previous titles.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ludwig wrote in an Instagram story sharing the news on Thursday.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hulu has landed the rights to the novel to adapt into an hour-long drama series.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That’s when Saunders offered the first public reading of his new novel, Vigil.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company provides fabrication, installation and tower services for broadcast, cellular, railroad and wind industries, according to its website.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, building a 3 nm fabrication facility now costs over $20 billion.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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The recently released fourth outing of Netflix’s massively popular Regency romance — adapted from Julia Quinn’s best-selling book series — is a twist on the Grimm brothers’ fable.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Deere’s invention, made from a broken sawblade, established his company among early Midwest farmers.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Some changes will be a return to the past, and some will be new inventions.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
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Boone is relentlessly hounded by figments of his guilty memory, by other ghosts, and by his daughter—all of whom emphasize his nefarious role in delaying action to combat climate change.—
Julius Taranto,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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On the live stream, Nacua questioned whether head injuries are real or just figments of the imagination.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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