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
The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein saga is rippling through Europe.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
With the penultimate hour now streaming, only one episode remains, and, without any renewal news to say otherwise, fans are speculating this could be the end of the saga from creator Meaghan Oppenheimer.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
The saga isn’t over, as the manufacturer of the original Wegovy pill, Novo Nordisk, has filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The pause on the split marked the latest twist in the Kraft Heinz saga.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
With the penultimate hour now streaming, only one episode remains, and, without any renewal news to say otherwise, fans are speculating this could be the end of the saga from creator Meaghan Oppenheimer.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
The saga isn’t over, as the manufacturer of the original Wegovy pill, Novo Nordisk, has filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The pause on the split marked the latest twist in the Kraft Heinz saga.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saga
Noun
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The film vaguely follows the basic outline of the first half of the novel, heavily streamlining the twisted tale of family strife and generational trauma into a more conventional tragic romance centered squarely on Catherine and Heathcliff.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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The least satisfying tales involve a group of reasonable counterparties teaming up against a single aggressor, like an Indiana man who’s turned his grandmother’s house into an unauthorized urban farm.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Besides the deceased, who appears more as a spectre in pictures, letters and memories, the men in this story take a back seat, with three generations of women at the center of the narrative.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
Robin Opsahl,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
13 Feb. 2026
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Adapting and expanding upon a lean Don Winslow novella, Layton adds many sometimes unnecessarily complex ingredients to the pot, with characters intersecting and allegiances and motivations often contradicting one another.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Little Prince is an adaption of the beloved 1943 novella by the French author and artist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Saga.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saga. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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