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
His writing covers technology, sustainability, geopolitics, and occasionally fiction.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Some scores are more function than fiction.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The bestselling author, best known for her YA historical fiction, is releasing a new novel set in Prohibition-era Detroit next year.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
However, as that game's story eventually deviated into fan-fiction territory, Age of Imprisonment is considered canon, according to Nintendo.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Some scores are more function than fiction.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The bestselling author, best known for her YA historical fiction, is releasing a new novel set in Prohibition-era Detroit next year.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
However, as that game's story eventually deviated into fan-fiction territory, Age of Imprisonment is considered canon, according to Nintendo.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fiction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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While a student-athlete at Arizona State, the NCAA says Freeman provided information to an associate and to his then-girlfriend on multiple occasions for the purposes of betting on Freeman through daily fantasy sports accounts.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nestled on 30 private acres in the South Fork of Provo Canyon, the secluded property threads streams and waterfalls beneath stone bridges, across gentle knolls, and under low-hanging eaves, all hinting at a hobbit-house inspiration without ever tipping into twee fantasy.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Musicalizing the story does little to ground the audience in Jackie’s world and instead pulls and stretches the tale, when the themes alone could speak for themselves.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the title suggests, this sprawling tale centers on Raja, a man in his sixties who lives with his mother in Beirut, a city shaking with political and ecological turmoil.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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This show has always been a part of our love story.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Bee’s Darrell Smith contributed to this story.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Amid the second surge of the virus, in August 2020, the first ‘covid novel’ arrived—Ali Smith’s Summer, the last of a seasonal quartet, written during Britain’s early lockdown, which includes real-time descriptions of the pandemic’s onset.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee is in his bookstore, reading Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) browses the shelves.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Wafer starts refer to the number of new semiconductor wafers that initiate the manufacturing process in a fabrication plant.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The tubular shape of the niobium disulfide nanotubes also addresses a long-standing challenge in nanoscale fabrication.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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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
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Anderson tried to market the invention to automakers, but none initially were keen to adopt the device.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The discovery represents the peak of a cresting wave of scientific invention, industry, and investment.—
Kathryn Paige Harden,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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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 16 Nov. 2025.
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