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 genesis of this villain arc is, of course, the Brendan Sorsby gambling saga that continues to unfold before our very eyes.
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Amodei’s statement caps off a political saga in northern Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District over who could succeed the seven-term GOP congressman, who announced his retirement in February.
—Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
Her choice to reject her son's powerful father sets in motion a sweeping, multi-generational family saga shaped by migration, identity, and survival.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
One of the former directors of the department, Jennifer Lilley, also figures into Freeman’s saga.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Amodei’s statement caps off a political saga in northern Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District over who could succeed the seven-term GOP congressman, who announced his retirement in February.
—Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
Her choice to reject her son's powerful father sets in motion a sweeping, multi-generational family saga shaped by migration, identity, and survival.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
One of the former directors of the department, Jennifer Lilley, also figures into Freeman’s saga.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saga
Noun
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However, the demise of a similar project in Serbia offers a cautionary tale.—
Zana Cimili,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
12 June 2026
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Balogun's big night marked a historic moment in one of the more fascinating American soccer stories in USMNT history.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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This story has been updated with new information and to add video.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Building on a concept devised by the director and producer Pierre-Henri Léon, Santiago Otheguy’s script plays fast and loose with Bizet’s opera and the Prosper Mérimée novella that inspired it — to the point of inventing an entirely new protagonist.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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But this world premiere from writer Ashley Robinson at Chicago Shakespeare Theater actually is based on the source novella by Annie Proulx.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Saga.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saga. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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