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
Sean Penn has boarded Marianna Brennand’s debut fiction feature Manas as executive producer.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Bowie had begun to sketch out a story and think of possible characters for The Spectator, which appeared to be a blend of fact and fiction.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Poetry without form is a fiction.
—Leila Chatti
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Keegan’s works of fiction include Antarctica, which won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Bowie had begun to sketch out a story and think of possible characters for The Spectator, which appeared to be a blend of fact and fiction.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Poetry without form is a fiction.
—Leila Chatti
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Keegan’s works of fiction include Antarctica, which won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
Noun
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Welcome to my annual fantasy hockey dynasty rankings at The Athletic.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lamb’s seven catches for 110 yards look good, and will appease some fantasy football owners.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tale is pilfered from the Aeneid, but Virgil would blench to see the curtain rise on Jupiter, dandling Ganymede, a beautiful boy, upon his knee.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet imagined the relationship between the Bard and his spouse as an intimate tale of lust, compromise, joy, resentment, support, and sorrow.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Then, in February, after an early version of the site was ready, a story about Shield Seniors and Tejasvi appeared in the Dallas Observer, bringing her to the attention of the people at AARP.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aside from fake dating, the novel is full of beloved, albeit cheesy, rom-com tropes.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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What Happens Next Harry and Meghan are also producing a new documentary with Netflix, Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within, and an adaptation of Carley Fortune's romance novel Meet Me at the Lake.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aster is obsessed with people’s unchecked power to shame others online, whether with the truth or with unfair fabrications.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of variety in fabrications such as chiffon, taffeta, linen, satin face organza and more.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Swift’s dismay about a powerful ex became a fable for any girl courted by an older guy.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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This fable includes abuse and hatred, darkness, magic, love.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are also exhibits of actual cutting-edge inventions and a high-tech spa room with a silky-soft carpet.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Thinking outside the box, invention, trailblazing, individuality and self-belief were not only showcased on screen in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Are the protagonist’s past lives real, or just figments of his psychosis?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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But the hunger crisis isn’t a figment of some propagandist’s imagination.—
Peter Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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