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1
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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2
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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3
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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4
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
- gave us the whole story of the accident
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- account,
- chronicle,
- chronology,
- commentary
- (usually commentaries),
- history,
- narration,
- narrative,
- record,
- report
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5
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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6
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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- fable,
- fabrication,
- fairy tale,
- falsehood,
- falsity,
- fib,
- lie,
- mendacity,
- prevarication,
- tale,
- taradiddle
- (or tarradiddle),
- untruth,
- whopper
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8
position with regard to conditions and circumstances
- management is trying to figure out what the story is with the accident down in the warehouse
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“Story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/story. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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