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
Maybe, in a sense, this is a crime saga after all, a story of codes of honor and loyalty.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The last time The Boys released a new episode was on July 18, 2024, and fans are anxious to find out how the saga concludes.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Ever since the two announced their engagement, and throughout the whole saga of their wedding, being working royals, stepping down as working royals, and then moving to the United States, people have been interested in them.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
The Toledo Museum of Art purchased a work portraying the underground railroad, while two arts foundations—Art Bridges Foundation and Terra Foundation for American Art—together bought three murals depicting the Amistad saga, largely forgotten at the time of their making.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The last time The Boys released a new episode was on July 18, 2024, and fans are anxious to find out how the saga concludes.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Ever since the two announced their engagement, and throughout the whole saga of their wedding, being working royals, stepping down as working royals, and then moving to the United States, people have been interested in them.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
The Toledo Museum of Art purchased a work portraying the underground railroad, while two arts foundations—Art Bridges Foundation and Terra Foundation for American Art—together bought three murals depicting the Amistad saga, largely forgotten at the time of their making.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saga
Noun
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This funny tale of unlikely heroism can be enjoyed either as a read-aloud or as a confidence booster for newly independent readers.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The tale away from the playing field in recent years has been dizzying, one of soaring costs and debts, of quirks and chicanery unseen elsewhere.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The real story of the Elizabethan succession was altogether darker and more turbulent than Camden’s fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is the web version of Fortune Tech, a daily newsletter breaking down the biggest players and stories shaping the future.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The novella is a haunted house, dual point of view ride where the metaphors from the top down are consistently delivered.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Edgerton stars as an itinerant worker in the early 1900s Pacific Northwest in the adaptation of the Denis Johnson novella, which premiered at Sundance.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Saga.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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