Thesaurus results for SAGA

saga

noun

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 sarcasm-and-saga methodology is being applied to something that’s too thin to support it. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026 The marathon vote series marks the beginning of bringing to an end a long saga over fiscal year 2026 government funding, which prompted a 43-day shutdown last fall, followed by a partial government shutdown earlier this year. —

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 June 2026 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on May 13 suspended most sloth imports to the state for 60 days after the saga made national headlines. —

Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 For Paramount, the saga may not be over. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for saga

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Noun

There is a little more to it, as the tale of the boy from Yonkers has some of the same up-and-down flair of the Knicks and Mets during his Hall of Fame career.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 29 May 2026
And hey, if this movie racks up the views, perhaps the next tale will make it to theaters, with bigger co-stars to boot.

— Mark Meszoros, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026