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 truth is just as shocking as fiction.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Myth and reality in military AI Science fiction tales of military AI are often misleading.
—Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
This week, Vogue spoke to Madden about moving from memoir to fiction, shadowing projectionists and gas station attendants to get a feel for her characters’ worlds, creating a mood board for her writing projects, and complicating our cultural understanding of abuse.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
There's a fiction involved in all of this.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Myth and reality in military AI Science fiction tales of military AI are often misleading.
—Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
This week, Vogue spoke to Madden about moving from memoir to fiction, shadowing projectionists and gas station attendants to get a feel for her characters’ worlds, creating a mood board for her writing projects, and complicating our cultural understanding of abuse.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
There's a fiction involved in all of this.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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These plays are often brilliant, and even lesser variants are fun to watch, because piñata-whacking itself is a naughty thrill, a cathartic fantasy for anyone with a family and/or a secret.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Farewell to Seasons is a historical fantasy set in that world, and alongside the graphic novel, there will also be a ‘lost’ rock opera connected to the story, featuring original music written from the perspective of David Williams, one of the main characters.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
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When The Departed becomes a hit, the narrative of Wahlberg versus Damon becomes a triumphant tale of King Marty keeping his hot-blooded A-listers in check.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Jones considers Toni Morrison an influence, and Kin could be read alongside 1973’s Sula, also a tale of a profound female friendship.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ghazali lived in a single-story brick home in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights about 38 miles south of the synagogue.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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That Mann himself had written stories on gay themes added to the piquancy of the encounter.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Just like a novel, your bedroom is a page-by-page opportunity to embark on an adventure—and there will be many.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Bundanon Illaroo, Australia 26 mai 2025 Jeffery Renard Allen is the award-winning author of six books of fiction and poetry, including the celebrated novel Song of the Shank, which was a front-page review in both The New York Times Book Review and The San Francisco Chronicle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The fibers can reach extremely small diameters while remaining strong enough to handle fabrication and operation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Every industry now faces some form of scarcity – skilled labor, components, energy, fabrication capacity, or regulatory throughput.—
Travis Edmonds,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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That lurid fable was followed by 2023’s Pictures of Ghosts, an impressionistic documentary that told the parallel stories of Mendonça Filho’s life in movies and Recife’s decaying cinemas.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Each fable encodes an algorithm of behavior, a compressed moral script.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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But he is also credited with the invention of a screw water pump — still used in power plants today — and a means of approximating pi, among many other things.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Financing the commercialization of innovations With all its scientific strengths, Europe’s central challenge is not invention but company-building at scale.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 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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China occupies islands across the South China Sea without even a figment of legal right.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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