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
Education helps young people learn to reason, to question, to distinguish fact from fiction.
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Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In true Austen fashion, this work of lightly speculative fiction is frothy and fun, but also deeply invested in digging into the real price of being a woman in Regency-era England.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
The second feature project is the drama Nera, the feature fiction debut of director Ivana Vogrinc Vidali and screenwriter Darja Miková.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Lalami discussed the uptick in interest in dystopian fiction in a 2025 interview with PEOPLE.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In true Austen fashion, this work of lightly speculative fiction is frothy and fun, but also deeply invested in digging into the real price of being a woman in Regency-era England.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
The second feature project is the drama Nera, the feature fiction debut of director Ivana Vogrinc Vidali and screenwriter Darja Miková.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Lalami discussed the uptick in interest in dystopian fiction in a 2025 interview with PEOPLE.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
Noun
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Similar to 2023-2024, realistic/contemporary and dystopia/sci-fi/fantasy remain the dominant genres banned in the 2024-2025 school year.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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My exterior gender and interior one were out of alignment, and every attempt to sync them—with corresponding clothes, a rich fantasy life, and standing up over the toilet bowl to pee, messily—ultimately failed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Noun
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That’s easier to accomplish the further the plot moves away from a diplomatic incident involving several national institutions and toward an occasionally absurd — but absorbing and well-paced — tale of individuals in over their heads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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San Diego County can once again be a model of fiscal responsibility — not a cautionary tale.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Galvin later confronted the man who had messaged Kianna, who told her several different stories, according to Childs’ report.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The novel starts out on a highway, in a car that’s driving too fast.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Set in 1985 Baltimore, the novel follows Mad, whose father has recently disappeared.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Intel is indeed ramping up capacity quickly, with a new chip fabrication plant now in high-volume production in Chandler, Arizona.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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By the Second World War, the steel alloys had improved in composition, metal fabrication methods made armor more homogeneous, and the thickness was increased to create much tougher plating.—
David Szondy
May 07,
New Atlas,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The barnyard fable is as old as the barnyard, as old as Aesop, older than the Bible.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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That Niall finds Ruben so alluring is natural to Gadd, who believes the notion of a valiant male figure has been bred into everyone via fables and fairy tales.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The company was founded in 1879 by Carl von Linde, a pioneer in the invention of artificial refrigeration systems.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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What sets the United States apart is not invention alone.—
Joaquin Duato,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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That wasn’t a figment of the imagination.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Fear is a figment of your imagination.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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