variants
or tarradiddles
as in lies
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications
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Noun
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And when investigators received a bizarre phone call about Cliff’s property being sold, a 10-year saga riddled with conspiracy, cons, and lies began.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025 -
That’s where Israel’s future lies.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its interconnected tales, which evoke campfire stories and urban legends, wring morbid laughs and genuine scares in much the same fashion as Tales From the Crypt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Make a pit stop in SoHo at The Dominick where a vintage phone booth in the lobby awaits, outfitted with a Haunted Hotline that tells chilling tales inspired by NYC.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Want more Outside health stories?—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
14 Oct. 2025
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Don't miss out on our latest stories.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The story, in its heart, is now one of the great fairy tales of Western culture.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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In this way fairy tales and fantasy literature fit children for survival.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Taradiddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taradiddles. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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