as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal
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Recent Examples of short story
One of Cash’s interests, carried over from Earth Angel, her 2023 debut book of short stories, is an overflowing index of animal references.
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Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Fittingly, his songs often play like short stories, sketches, and vignettes.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2026
Rising reimagines the short story The Fall of the House of Usher and boasts a cast that includes Rourke, Greene, Ice-T, Vincent Young and Kelly Monrow.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
The History of Sound (2024) is a collection of interconnected short stories following two young men in the World War I era who fall in love.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Fittingly, his songs often play like short stories, sketches, and vignettes.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2026
Rising reimagines the short story The Fall of the House of Usher and boasts a cast that includes Rourke, Greene, Ice-T, Vincent Young and Kelly Monrow.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
The History of Sound (2024) is a collection of interconnected short stories following two young men in the World War I era who fall in love.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short story
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For a cautionary tale, look no further than Kraft Heinz, formed by a mega-merger in 2015.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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The series, the tale of a wealthy family forced to start from scratch in the middle-of-nowhere town of the title, amassed a cult following during the pandemic.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the famous spaceships, X-Wing and TIE Fighter also brought compelling stories set in the Star Wars universe, alongside technical advancements like fully 3D graphics in place of the bitmap sprites of previous titles.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ludwig wrote in an Instagram story sharing the news on Thursday.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Clive Barker's adaptation of his own novella, The Hellbound Heart, introduced us to one of the scariest cinematic baddies, Pinhead, leader of a group of sadomasochistic demonic beings who are summoned by humans either accidentally or in pursuit of pleasures of their own.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their position ignored the Ukrainian perspective on the issue, thus excluding Ukrainians as the affected party from understanding and communicating current and historical narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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In-line guidance did little to change that narrative, which has been hurting the stock.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Short story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20story. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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