as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?
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Recent Examples of fairy tale
Zipes, an accomplished scholar of fairy tales, explores the genre’s enduring appeal and its social functions in this erudite essay collection.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Sautee has been a fairy godmother, a genie and other fairy tale characters.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Like all fairy tales, the love story between Dua Lipa and Callum Turner has reached its happy ending.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
John Lithgow is ready for a new fairy tale starring his Shrek character, Lord Farquaad.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Sautee has been a fairy godmother, a genie and other fairy tale characters.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Like all fairy tales, the love story between Dua Lipa and Callum Turner has reached its happy ending.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
John Lithgow is ready for a new fairy tale starring his Shrek character, Lord Farquaad.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
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Undoubtedly one of the toughest courses in the world, Shinnecock is a par-70 links-style course with uneven lies, deep rough along the fairway with random fescue, elevation changes and brutally difficult greens.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Citizens become commodities; technology increases the power of an already powerful few; pop culture serves up mechanized slop; truth and lies commingle.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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One tree may have even witnessed the grisly moment told of in tall tales, which gave Hangman's Gulch its name, but sadly, the tree recently died and had to be cut down for the safety of trail users.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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China has two films in the main competition, the 2025 $215m box office hit Nobody by Shui Yu, and Tana, a contemporary tale about a young woman who leaves Shanghai to support her ailing father in Inner Mongolia.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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This is a developing story and will be updated.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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