as in tale
a detailed description of a series of real or fictional events taking place over a long period of time
The saga of Beowulf recounts the hero's travels as he hunts the monster Grendel.
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Recent Examples of saga
Questions surrounding who visited the island have been a recurring theme of the Epstein saga.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
This was big news in an evolving saga of how college athletics departments, facing seismic financial change, would manage to cope with growing costs like revenue-sharing with athletes.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
There is a growing sense of urgency for the Golden State Warriors to resolve the summerlong Jonathan Kuminga saga with two key dates fast approaching.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Thursday’s vote puts an end to a monthslong saga that began over the summer when the proposal landed on a June meeting agenda without prior public discussion or vetting, generating blowback from residents.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
This was big news in an evolving saga of how college athletics departments, facing seismic financial change, would manage to cope with growing costs like revenue-sharing with athletes.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
There is a growing sense of urgency for the Golden State Warriors to resolve the summerlong Jonathan Kuminga saga with two key dates fast approaching.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Thursday’s vote puts an end to a monthslong saga that began over the summer when the proposal landed on a June meeting agenda without prior public discussion or vetting, generating blowback from residents.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saga
Noun
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In a battle between two undefeated NFC teams, the Buccaneers and Eagles played a tale of two halves that came down to the wire.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Told through empathetic interviews with his bandmates and family, Struebing’s ordeal becomes a tale of partial redemption and a lament about the failure of our justice system to meet the mental-health needs of people caught up in it.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her stories began running Monday and will continue this week.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Featuring illustrations by Sophie Blackall, the novella wraps up the trilogy that DiCamillo largely wrote during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Based on Denis Johnson’s beloved novella, Train Dreams is the portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th Century.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Saga.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saga. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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