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as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
he's a talented writer, but his quirky stories will never find a wide readership
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as in anecdote
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
Grandpa is always telling stories about what it was like growing up on a farm
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as in news
a report of recent events or facts not previously known
a story in the morning paper about plans for a new library
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as in commentary
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
gave us the whole story of the accident
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as in whisper
a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature
stories going around that the old man had died with thousands of dollars hidden under his mattress
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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
she tells stories just to get attention, so don't believe that stuff about her father being somebody important
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Recent Examples of story
The contract also mandates a coordinated social medial push, where schools had to publish at least one post on the their team’s primary Instagram, X and Facebook accounts, along with corresponding story posts.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Powers is now in the middle of a new limited series story tied to its 25th anniversary and published by Dark Horse.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
Chang takes the reader through a heart-breaking story of survival, focusing on three women.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
Miller-Smith said what makes Jack and his story unique is the combination of both rare conditions.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Powers is now in the middle of a new limited series story tied to its 25th anniversary and published by Dark Horse.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
Chang takes the reader through a heart-breaking story of survival, focusing on three women.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
Miller-Smith said what makes Jack and his story unique is the combination of both rare conditions.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for story
Noun
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Because the Duggars adhere to a fundamentalist fringe of evangelicalism, the liberal media are often quick to use the family’s failings as a cautionary tale about Christianity in general, and conservatives can be too quick to interpret criticism of the family as criticism of the church.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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My 30s were a cautionary tale of bad relationship decisions.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Courant’s commentary article from The New York Times about the Iran war is overly simplistic.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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The filmmaker, known for marrying smart social commentary with weirdly believable magical realism, appears to be doubling down on what’s working for him.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The leather was supple, the finishes clean, and the zipper for the bottom compartment glided without so much as a whisper of a snag.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Addie leaned in with a whisper.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Afghan Taliban’s constant lies.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Further in lies a 12-seater dining room and a living room with a soaring 43-foot-tall ceiling and massive arched windows that spotlight Big Apple landmarks like the Manhattan Municipal Building and One World Trade Center.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Don Abelardo Rodriguez, son of the Mexican president, spotted this plot of land from helicopter and turned it into a private home and eventually the region's first resort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Officials acknowledged no verified intelligence of a specific plot.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to address the situation during a Downing Street press conference on Monday.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sacramento improved to 4-9 in back-to-back situations 24 hours after beating the Los Angeles Clippers.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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This novella was not an obvious choice to put on the screen.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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This means that one book can be a rom-com, the next a mystery novella, the next a steamy thriller.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
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Having access to up-to-the-minute information and the ability to pivot plans rapidly has become a critical asset in ensuring seamless travel experiences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Activists Salomé García, who focuses on publicizing the plight of political prisoners in Cuba, and Norges Rodríguez, director of YucaByte, which covers censorship and violations of the right to information in Cuba, also demanded that right at the press conference.—
Sarah Moreno
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/story. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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