BEDTIME STORIES Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

bedtime stories

noun

plural of bedtime story

as in short stories

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Noun

Child has penned 29 Jack Reacher novels, as well as a book of short stories.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Michelsen, born in Tórshavn, is a bestselling author known for her poetry, short stories, and novels for all ages.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026

Definition of short stories

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Melange, gradient, multicolor, degradé print, paillette, malfilato or flamed are a few examples of Italian fancy yarns.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
These longer fibers can be spun into finer, smoother and more durable yarns, securing Egyptian cotton’s place in high-end shirting, bedding, and premium fabrications.

— Kaja Grujic, Vogue, 4 June 2026

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Kindergarten teachers say that many of their students don’t know nursery rhymes or fairy tales, Benjamin Powers, the director of Yale and the University of Connecticut’s Haskins Global Literacy Hub, told me.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Andersen had sent Dickens a copy of his fairy tales translated into English, and Dickens neglected to show the children.

— Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

Definition of fairy tales

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Those films have frequently been described by reviewers and political commentators as advancing narratives aligned with Hindu nationalist politics, although their makers have defended them as fact-based or historically grounded.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Uranus in Gemini is transforming the structure of our conversations, narratives and mindsets, making previous methods of communication feel increasingly inadequate.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of narratives

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Kunst said there were some undocumented claims of miraculous cures prior to when records of such occurrences would be kept, dating back to the 1950s.

— Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
Most 10-Qs are cookie cutter documents disclosing financial figures already embedded in corporate records.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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